[Boatanchors] Drake 2B

[D C *Mac* Macdonald]

A couple of years back, I acquired the Heath SSB Twins, the
HX-20 and HR-20 complete with the mobile stacking rack.

I also have a 2-C w/ 2-ACQ and a matching 2NT.

One of these days I might find the time to get them going!

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* 73 - Mac, K2GKK/5 *
* (Since 30 Nov 53) *
* Oklahoma City, OK *
* USAF, Ret (61-81) *
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> Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 14:22:10 -0400
> From: k4oah at mindspring.com
> To: k5pgw at yahoo.com
> CC: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Drake 2B
> 
> 
> Hi John -
> 
> Yeah, but the HX-20 is such a good physical match, and put the PS under the desk. I used that pair for a couple of years just before the 4 Line came out. I resisted the urge to paint it black! :-)
> 
> I have a 2-B and HX-20, but want to redo the HX-20 before I to put it on the air. I need the tapped bleeder resistor to finish up the HP-20.
> 
> 73, Garey - K4OAH
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: John King <k5pgw at yahoo.com>
> >Sent: Jun 7, 2011 2:08 PM
> >To: GAREY - K4OAH <k4oah at mindspring.com>
> >Cc: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> >Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Drake 2B
> >
> >No Garey, The HX 20 does not the do AM. Barbara, my wife , K5MOL and I built an HX 
> >20about the time I entered Graduate school and before Law School. It was a tough 
> >kit to build because it was so compact and crowded. It has the almost exact 
> >circuitry as the HX 10 Marauder less the power supply. Can you imagine that much 
> >circuitry in such a small box/ 
> >
> >
> >I used the HX 20 with my first 2B and being sorry I let it the 2B go, I bought 
> >another from you. That same summer, I bought an HX 20 from a ham in Ontario, 
> >Canada. I hope to put them on the air together soon. I would like to find a HP 
> >20 power supply for the HX 20. Good to see your post and correspond with you. 
> >73, John, K5PGW (At home in Louisiana this summer for the first summer in nine 
> >years)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message ----
> >From: GAREY - K4OAH <k4oah at mindspring.com>
> >To: Ian Wilson <ianmwilson73 at gmail.com>; boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> >Sent: Tue, June 7, 2011 12:58:22 PM
> >Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Drake 2B
> >
> >
> >Ian -
> >
> >One good match, physically, is the Heathkit HX-20. It's a nice grid block keyed 
> >cw and crystal filter ssb transmitter. Single 6146 PA. I don't recall if it 
> >does AM or not.
> >
> >73, Garey - K4OAH
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >>From: Ian Wilson <ianmwilson73 at gmail.com>
> >>Sent: Jun 7, 2011 11:45 AM
> >>To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> >>Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Drake 2B
> >>
> >>I have a 2-B/2-AQ here, works FB. The preselector works particularly well on
> >>my
> >>QRM-rich antenna hookup. The copper plating on the top of the chassis is
> >>getting
> >>pretty murky but otherwise it looks good.
> >>
> >>Question: what transmitter(s) paired with this? The 2-NT for CW presumably,
> >>but
> >>what about SSB (and AM)?
> >>
> >>73, ian K3IMW