Recall the 40 and have one in my shed.  I ran the dx 35 an avanti or
something from Nye Viking as well.  We had a Valiant Mark 2 at the U of
I along with a swan 350 but I will let Kevin take the honors for that
rig grin.  As Stated earlier I had a T60 and the HR10B also.  My first
transceiver was a Cygnet 270B with I ran mobile also.  

On loan was the HW16 which I really did like.  


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-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Steve Dresser
Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 7:44 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Old Heath Gear

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
>>
>>
>
>
>
>