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Pat Byrne <[log in to unmask]>
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The mike is probably a high impedance model; likely any puts-to-talk 
mike would do the job.  And the mike plug would be available - don't 
know what Heath used for that application.  List the tubes you need 
Scott and some of us might be able to help.
Pat, K9JAUAt 11:00 AM 12/2/2007, you wrote:
>I actually have a Heath Kit gear here too. It is a single bander SSb
>transceiver HW32A731.  I am looking for a plug in for it it takes an 11
>prong female plug in.  And I am looking for the mike and cw key that would
>go with this.  Anyone have ideas where to get this stuff?  Also it needs
>brand new tubes where would you get those?
>
>Scott
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>On Behalf Of Steve Dresser
>Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 8:44 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
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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