Lou,
Fortunately, I didn't have to use that receiver for very long. Between the
lack of a proper BFO, and not being able to properly ground the receiver, I
was very happy to get my AR2 back, even as bad as it was.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 17:17
Subject: Re: Old Heath Gear
> 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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