[Boatanchors] Heathkit GR-78 Receiver - Audio

[N4ch at aol.com]

If U want a GOOD solid-state portable Heathkit SW radio, look  for a 
Mohican (model number GC-1/A) at a hamfest.   They show up  pretty often even now 
(bet I've seen at least a dozen in the $75-$125 price  range in the last 
year.......but I go to a lot of hamfests).   They  are superior both 
mechanically and electrically to the GR-78.   They  work pretty well on SSB and CW, 
better than the couple of GR-78s I've played  with.   I imagine Heath was 
under the gun cost-wise when the GR-78 was  being designed and brought to 
market.   It's dual-conversion on the  top band or two..........and the first IF 
was done pretty cheaply.    Ever wonder where that oddball first IF frequency 
came from ?   Look  at the frequency on the 2nd LO oscillator crystal.   
It's a 3.58 MHz  TV color burst crystal.
 
73, Herman, N4CH.