[Boatanchors] Drake 2B

Tue Jun 7 17:18:05 EDT 2011

I think the SX-117/HT-44 were the smallest Halli twins but they were not that compact (if you use the Kenwood 599 or Drake 4 line twins for comparison).   Like the Drake line, the Halli transmitter requires an external power supply.  The Kenwood T-599 is truly compact and has the supply built in; if it only covered 160 like the matching receiver it would be near perfect.

The Halli twins do perform pretty well and the matching HT-45 linear amp is very compact-if you ignore the large external power supply :)

I have a Yaesu FR-50B/FL-50B pair about to go on the bench for testing.  These are pretty compact, so compact the transmitter doesn't contain a VFO.  Like my Trio JR-310/TX-310 the transmitter has to either transceive from the receiver or use an external VFO.  I doubt if I will ever find the matching Yaesu external VFO.

Rodger WQ9E

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From: "Carl" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 3:31 PM
To: "D C *Mac* Macdonald" <k2gkk at hotmail.com>, <k4oah at mindspring.com>, <k5pgw at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Drake 2B 

Didnt Halli come out with a pair of decent performing and compact twins? 
Kenwood also had a pair.

Carl
KM1H

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "D C *Mac* Macdonald" 
To: ; 
Cc: 
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 2:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Drake 2B

>
> 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!
>
> * * * * * * * * * * *
> * 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 
>> >Sent: Jun 7, 2011 2:08 PM
>> >To: GAREY - K4OAH 
>> >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 
>> >To: Ian Wilson ; 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 
>> >>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
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