[Elecraft] Re: Tube radio kit

[Tony Wells]

Larry wrote:

  I have found plenty of places to buy tubes and vintage parts
 (great big condensers, coil forms YEAH!)

Hi Larry,

Ok on the set of plans route. But may I  try to spark an interest in a used
Heathkit?? I don't want to push the Heathkit route too much, but just as an
example, I just won a bid on UK Ebay for  an HW101 with mic, PSU and some
other bits for 77 UK pounds  (about USD 120).

Now a HW101 is probably overkill for you, but there many other Heathkit CW
type rigs on Ebay that might be just up your street and of course a lower
cost - and models have switchable Xtal control vs VFO.

There is TONS of internet-based support for Heathkit, and if you've built a
K1 or K2, then you've developed many of the skills needed to debug a
below-spec Heathkit. And like the K1 and K2, you'll get a great sense of
pride once the dammn thing finally works properly!

Perhaps you've guessed that I'm a Heathkit fan, well it's true. Perhaps one
day, we can persuade Elecraft to design an all-tube K2. Now I bet that will
sell!

Regards,

Tony
M3CJF
G7IGG
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Hagood, Larry" <Larry.Hagood@kla-tencor.com>
To: "'Robert Parker'" <robert931@sympatico.ca>; "Tony Wells"
<t.wells@blueyonder.co.uk>; "Sherman Banks (W4ATL)" <w4atl@arrl.net>;
<elecraft@mailman.qth.net>; <BobDobson@aol.com>; <N2EY@aol.com>; "'Rick
Tilton'" <n4wyk@charter.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 5:38 PM
Subject: RE: Tube radio kit


> Thank you all very much for the suggestions. I really like the kits from
> Ocean State Electronics but they are no longer for sale. I've seen a few
> tube RX kits but they are very simple and AM only (I built one from
Antique
> Electronics Supply for my third grade science fair, 1st place! (I don't
know
> why I was so proud of myself that day, the kid that got the second place
> ribbon just had a 2 liter soda bottle filled with water and food coloring
> and would shake it in a circular motion to simulate a tornado) But I did
> enjoy the rise I got from the teachers when I plugged the ground wire into
> the bottom hole of the nearest power outlet, They thought I was going to
> kill myself!!  I have found plenty of places to buy tubes and vintage
parts
> (great big condensers, coil forms YEAH!) So now I am just looking for a
good
> set of plans. I think this is the next logical step from kit building
> anyway. Don't get me wrong I will always be part of the Elecraft Wolfpack,
> foaming at the bit to get the next kit. But if I want to apply for a job
as
> an Engineer for Elecraft someday when they open their east coast
operations
> facility to help fill the big DOD contract, I need to get some more smarts
> about me.
>
> P.S. If you write your e-mails in MS Outlook and run the spelling check,
> Don't hit "Change All".  I think I would be on my own if I had a problem
> with my next Needlecraft kit.
> 73
> -Larry AE6CP
>