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HW-16 has a strange large knob and dial readout for a transmitter only,
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Merv K9FD
> Jan,
>
> The HW-16 was a crystal controlled transmitter only - no receive 
> capability.
>
> Yes, there was a time when transceivers did not exist, and many 
> transmitters did not come with a VFO.  Many VFOs were external to the 
> transmitter.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 1/25/2019 4:35 PM, Jan wrote:
>> Err, WAYNE  - - there is some question as to the contents of the 
>> latest E-NEWS  ****
>>
>> You write: armed with a dozen or so crusty FT-243 crystals for my 
>> Heath HW-16 .... (Away from "where" was a poorly answered question, 
>> as my Hallicrafters receiver dial wasn't exactly digital.)
>>
>> QUESTION: Did your Heathkit HW-16 not have a tune-able receiver? So, 
>> why the Hallicrafters mention ??
>>
>> Then you continue with:   Fortunately I soon acquired an outboard 
>> VFO, a life-changing addition to my station. Jealous friends doubled 
>> up on their paper routes to pay for their own. Girls suddenly paid 
>> more attention to me.
>>
>> QUESTION: What do an outboard VFO  and  ... /Girls suddenly paid more 
>> attention to me/.  .... have to do with CW??
>>
>> Nice write-up about CW Spotting
>>
>> Cheers, Jan K1ND
>>
>> **** I've read many a paper in my role as a professor ;-)
>>
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