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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