[Boatanchors] HT-20

[Gary Pewitt]

Beautiful!

73  Gary  N9ZSV


On 6/19/2010 7:07 PM, Robert Nickels wrote:
> On 6/19/2010 10:26 AM, Nick England wrote:
>    
>> FWIW - Here's a photo of the HT-20 that K4OZY sold - a few years back
>> when I owned it and got it running with SX-88 and HT-18. Heavy metal
>> indeed.
>>      
> Well, since my SX-88 only came with half of the correct extra-deep
> cabinet and the HT-20 came without one at all, I had to improvise.   I
> always was impressed by the Hallicrafters SR-500 (not the Tornado, the
> other one!) which featured the HT-30, SX-100, and HT-31 amplifier in a
> sloping-front rack cabinet.   Since I had a slope-front cabinet, the
> light bulb came on - here's a pic of my packaging setup:
>
> *http://tinyurl.com/299b7gu
>
> *It's complete and functional, but not quite finished as I plan to add
> either a shelf on the front or incorporate this rack into a larger
> operating table I'm pondering.  The original plan was to put the speaker
> in the lower part of the rack, but the sound of the push-pull audio
> through the R-42 is so nice at ear level, I may move the VFO down there
> instead and make a filler panel for the lower part of the rack.   I have
> full-length metal supports under both radios and putting them in and out
> of the rack is far easier than rassling 'em out of a cabinet, although
> when it comes to the HT-20, you better eat your Wheaties!
>
> The HT-20 uses a multi-pole toggle switch for T/R and since mine was
> flaky anyhow, I decided to install a relay to provide the convenience
> of  PTT on the mic, and an extra set of contacts handles the antenna T/R
> as well.  The original front-panel T/R switch now keys the PTT relay and
> the whole thing can be easily returned to stock if anyone should ever
> want to.     I think the SX-73 would be a great mate for an HT-20!
>
> 73, Bob W9RAN
> *
> *
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