Wow, More great memories Steve. I started with an S38 and used it for
several munths after getting my ticket. Mercifully, I got a used Drake 2B
as a birthday gift and it seemed as though I'd gone from the worst to the
best in receivers. What a treat it was to finally copy sideband properly.
Lou WA3MIX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 4:06 PM
Subject: Re: Old Heath Gear
> Pat,
>
> Did you ever see a Hallicrafter S38E? It was a nice looking receiver, but
> it had two giant shortcomings: it had no power transformer (AC/DC), and
no
> BFO. I think it used some sort of feedback circuit to generate the tone,
> which meant that if signals got too strong (like the 40 meter Novice
band),
> the tone disappeared. There was no RF gain, so you couldn't correct the
> problem.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 14:28
> Subject: Re: Old Heath Gear
>
>
> >I think I later owned an AR2 and don't believe it was a lot different
> > than the AR3. I upgraded from the Heath to a Hallicrafters S20R and
> > what a difference!! Then one of the wafers in the bandswitch arced
> > and that was the end of that receiver!! then it was a National NC57;
> > all the way in to the late forties!! And the Globe Scout was
> > replaced with a Harvey
> > Wells TBS50. Bandswitching, plate modulation and all!! Now I was in
> > the big leagues!!
> > Pat, K9JAUAt 11:19 AM 12/2/2007, you wrote:
> >>Pat,
> >>
> >>I heard about the AR3, but never actually used one. One interesting
quirk
> >>of my AR2 was that the BFO didn't work due to an open oscillator coil.
I
> >>discovered that by proper adjustment of the Peak control on the QF-1, I
> >>could make it act like a BFO, and that's what I did for most of my
novice
> >>career. I thought I'd died and gone to Heaven when the coil got
replaced
> >>and I had a real BFO.
> >>
> >>Steve
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
> >>To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >>Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 10:26
> >>Subject: Re: Old Heath Gear
> >>
> >>
> >> > Steve,
> >> > I started my ham life with an AR3 and a Globe Scout 40 with plug in
> >> > coils. The receiver was so terrible that i waited until I got my code
> >> > speeed up to 13 before I took my general - thought working the Novice
> >> > bands with the AR3 wouldn't have been fun, even with the QF1. Also
> >> > had a VF1 with the Globe and worked a lot of 160 - still really like
> >> > that band although it is way different now.
> >> > Pat, K9JAuAt 08:44 AM 12/2/2007, you wrote:
> >> >>Any of you guys remember the Heath AR2? That receiver, and a DX40
was
> >> >>my
> >> >>novice station in 1961. I used a Heath Q multiplier, which improved
> >> >>the
> >> >>selectivity of the receiver, but the AR2 drifted like crazy. I have
to
> >> >>say,
> >> >>though, that the DX40 was a nice little CW transmitter as long as you
> >> >>used
> >> >>it crystal controlled. I eventually got a VF-1 for it, but never got
> >> >>the
> >> >>chance to use it on the air. That VFO was more unstable than the
AR2.
> >> >>
> >> >>Steve
> >> >>
> >> >>----- Original Message -----
> >> >>From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> >>To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> >>Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 00:49
> >> >>Subject: Re: Old Heath Gear
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> > My first contact was made from the Nebraska School for the Blind
on
> >> >> > April
> >> >> > 25, between 4 and 5 PM, on 80 meters in 1966 and running the SX99
> >> >> > for
> >> >> > our
> >> >> > receiver and the A T 1 for our transmitter because the DX60B was
> >> >> > broke
> >> >> > like
> >> >> > usual. My home station in Omaha was a DX20 and a BC348 receiver,
> >> >> > using
> >> >> > no
> >> >> > tuner, and 100 feet of wire running to a tree behind the
apartments.
> >> >> > I
> >> >> > had
> >> >> > a blast using crystals on 80 and 40 meters for six months till I
> >> >> > took
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > general. Years later, I went over to a friends with an expensive
> >> >> > watt
> >> >> > meter. The final 6L6 showed just under 10 watts output so we
> >> >> > plugged a
> >> >> > brand new tube in. It still showed just under 10 watts output.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Phil.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > K0NX
> >> >> > The Zenith Tube
> >> >> > www.RedWhiteAndBlue.org
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> >> > From: "Ed Malmgren" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> >> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> >> > Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2007 9:49 PM
> >> >> > Subject: Old Heath Gear
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> My first transmitter was a Heath kit A T 1. It ran about 25
watts
> >> >> >> as
> >> >> >> I
> >> >> >> remember. In about 1965 I loaned it to a fellow ham who needed
> >> >> >> something
> >> >> > to
> >> >> >> get on the air. About 5 or 6 years ago I called him and ask,
what
> >> >> >> ever
> >> >> >> happened to that old rig. He told me it was setting in his
cabinet
> >> >> >> and
> >> >> > was
> >> >> >> just waiting for me to come and get it back so I went and got it
> >> >> >> and
> >> >> >> it
> >> >> >> is
> >> >> >> setting here on a shelf in the shack. I don't have any crystals
> >> >> >> to
> >> >> >> see
> >> >> > if
> >> >> >> it works. I guess they may be worth something now days also.
I'm
> >> >> >> not
> >> >> >> interested in old gear myself, I like the new things hi. I think
it
> >> >> >> was
> >> >> > the
> >> >> >> first transmitter kit from Heath. Ed K7UC
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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