[Boatanchors] Heathkit Q-Multiplier With Drake 2-B Receiver

[Greg Mijal]

I ran a 2A and Heathkit QF-1 together for some time.  Worked fine.  
73's
Greg
WA7LYO
Kinston NC
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael D. Harmon" <mharmon at att.net>
To: "Boatanchors Mailing List" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 11:25 PM
Subject: [Boatanchors] Heathkit Q-Multiplier With Drake 2-B Receiver


> I've recently come into possession of a nice Drake 2-B receiver.  It 
> came with no accessories, and I'd like to find a Q-multiplier for it.  
> Unfortunately, the Drake 2-BQ units seem to be made of gold these days.  
> The ones I've seen on E-Pay are bringing $150 or more (more than I paid 
> for the receiver!).
> 
> Over the years, Heathkit produced a Q-multiplier kit under at least 3 
> model numbers (GD-125, HD-11, QF-1).  All were fundamentally the same 
> design, but with different packaging.  They show up from time to time on 
> E-Pay at very reasonable prices (at least compared to the Drake unit).  
> I'd like to know how these Heath units compare to the Drake 2-BQ.  It 
> would seem that a Q-multiplier designed for a 455 kHz IF frequency 
> should be effective if connected into the circuit at the 455 kHz IF 
> point (between the 2nd and 3rd mixers in the 2-B), but there may be 
> other issues I'm not considering.  Anyone ever used a Heathkit 
> Q-multiplier with a Drake 2-B?  Good idea?  Bad idea?
> 
> I'd appreciate any comments or suggestions any of you might have.
> 
> Thanks,
> Mike Harmon, WB0LDJ
> mharmon at att dot net
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