[ARC5] Heathkit Folks: Early "Heath Company" Aircraft Transmitter.

[Mike Morrow]

Dave wrote:

> I've recently got this little gem working, though it 
> was pretty much operational from the start:
>
> http://home.netcom.com/~arc5/HeathHT4B3.jpg
>
> It's a Heath Company HT-4-B3 HF aircraft trasmitter
> and is in excellent shape. 

I think you've got the earliest piece of Heath-designed radio
gear.  Read story number 1 by one of its engineers at:

  http://ww_heco.home.mindspring.com/wwheco2/hs_vol1.txt

> Does anyone have any documentation on this little rig?
> Is there a "correct" receiver that mates with it?

According to the above URL, the receiver was the MA-4A, built by
Meissner for Heath.

It would be interesting to see more mictures.  In some ways
it looks a little like the RCA AVT-111.  There was a dry-battery
version of the AVT-111.

Where did you get it?  It's a real landmark in Heath history.

Mike / KK5F