Harry,
No those items are no longer available.
A product called "ATOM" which stands for Audible Transmitter Output Monitor
may be of use to tune older tube type transmitters.
You can check out this device at:
blind-ham-products.com
Hope this helps.
73
Howard #3
----- Original Message -----
From: "Harry Brown" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2012 2:35 PM
Subject: Re: you all ready for these rigs? They're still around!
> Hi Steve,
> Thank you so much for this info!
> I will not buy the hw101 then.
> Now you mentioned "If I have a LDG TW1 or a P2000CW accessible SWR =
> bridge that I wouldn't need=20
> the oscillator as I could tune for max output. Are either of these 2 =
> things you mentioned still available on the market, brand new?
> Trippy, ac8s
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: Steve=20
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2012 2:08 PM
> Subject: Re: you all ready for these rigs? They're still around!
>
>
> You can't just adjust your tuner for loudest noise and expect a decent =
> Swr.=20
> You can adjust the HW101 preselector for loudest noise reliably.
>
> I don't recall if the 949 has a built-in meter or not. If it does, =
> you can=20
> get somebody to build a voltage-controlled audio oscillator (tuning =
> aid) for=20
> you; I think there was an article back in 1996 QST, maybe the July =
> issue.=20
> Handihams may also have those available.
>
> You could probably put a jack across the rig's meter and one on the =
> tuner,=20
> and make a switch interface to switch between the two.
>
> If you have a LDG TW1 or a P2000CW accessible SWR bridge you wouldn't =
> need=20
> the oscillator as you could tune for max output.
>
> You might be taking a bit more of a chance on some older tube =
> equipment=20
> without knowing its condition. If it hasn't been run in awhile, you =
> could=20
> have some capacitor problems, particularly with the plate circuit. =
> With the=20
> exception of power supplies, you don't see that kind of issue with=20
> solid-state equipment because the operating voltages are more around =
> 48V on=20
> the collectors.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: Harry Brown
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2012 3:32 AM
> Subject: you all ready for these rigs? They're still around!
>
>
> Hi all,
> Well folks, I was on
> www.eham.net
> and I clicked on classifieds, and folks, there are the following rigs, =
> =3D
> and this is just the first 6 pages!:
> an icom 706, 2 of them,
> 2 icom 718s,
> a heath kit hw16, no fake, there is one there,
> a heath kit hw100,
> and the one that has my interest, ya ready for this folks? How about, =
> a =3D
> heath kit hw101, the whole station!
> The ham that has it is, n1qt, and he wants $225 if someone buys it =3D
> locally, $275 to ship it anywhere in the 48 states!
> I'm tellin ya folks, that rig walks and talks!
> That's the rig, that I talked about earlier this week, or last, =
> whatever =3D
> it was!
> Problem is, all the knobs on that thing! I still would buy the mfj949E =
> =3D
> antenna tuner, even though the radio is so forgiving!
> I know the first thing to do on a frequency is, adjust the driver =3D
> preselecter on the hw101 for loudest noise, then, I would adjust the =
> =3D
> capacitor on the tuner for loudest noise, then, I would adjust the =3D
> roller inducters for loudest noise as well!
> But the problem then is, all those knobs. Folks, when I had my hw101 =
> =3D
> back in 1979, I used the tuning aid from handihams, and it was =
> perfect, =3D
> just perfect!
> So, anyone know how I could tune it today, with all those knobs on it?
> If anyone wants to buy it, go for it, I won't stand in your way, just =
> =3D
> tell me though, so I know that you want it.
> Man what a rig!!!!
> And folks, I didn't even have an antenna tuner back then, and that =
> thing =3D
> was so forgiving, my goodness, what a rig!
> 73,
> Trippy, ac8s, sitting here druelling, hi hi!
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