[FARC] Re: FARC Digest, Vol 44, Issue 9

Wed Feb 13 17:12:11 EST 2008

Thanks Steve for t he info on the HW-101

73 Jim, K3DQ
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From: "Steve Whitefield" <swhite at i-sol.com>
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Subject: [FARC] Re: FARC Digest, Vol 44, Issue 9


> Jim,
>
> You also might want to check out http://bama.sbc.edu/
> This is a great site for 'vintage' gear manuals and schematics.
>
> 73's  Steve  K3ERN
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>>   1. Re: All Agree (Rolan O. Clark)
>>   2. Help needed! (M and J Gillespie)
>>   3. Check out HW101 Manuals from Vintage Manuals, Inc.
>>      (AGarst7259 at aol.com)
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>>Message: 1
>>Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 05:54:10 -0500
>>From: "Rolan O. Clark" <rolan.clark at comcast.net>
>>Subject: Re: [FARC] All Agree
>>To: "Frederick, Maryland ARC" <farc at mailman.qth.net>
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>>Kirk,
>>
>>Before you spend any money on parts, and I don't know how to tell you 
>>solve
>>this, is first be certain that the problem isn't being caused by the 
>>antenna
>>proper radiating into something in your fan system. If that is the case 
>>then
>>all the other stuff woulddn't help one bit because the antenna is doing 
>>its
>>job too well HI.
>>
>>Its easy to give advice when you can say  " I don't know how to tell you 
>>how
>>to pin this down but "  HI, thats about the best I can do. I would 
>>suggest,
>>if possible, to move your antenna further from your roof but remember 
>>advice
>>is easy when I don't have to do the work HI.
>>
>>Take care,
>>
>>Rolan
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "Kirk Talbott" <KirkTal7237 at msn.com>
>>To: "Frederick, Maryland ARC" <farc at mailman.qth.net>
>>Sent: February 10, 2008 22:32
>>Subject: [FARC] All Agree
>>
>>
>>Everyone seems to be in agreement.  Ferrite beads, cores, choke balun, and
>>grounding are the cures for radio shack gremlins.  Antenna tuners keep the
>>radio components happy although some experienced hams swear you don't need
>>them.  I read somewhere, an MFJ catalog I think, that you can buy a 1:1
>>current balun to replace the center insulator of a dipole antenna to help
>>eliminate RF on the feedline and RF in the shack.  Runs about $24.00 I
>>think.   Is this the right device, a "current balun?"
>>
>>
>>Thanks everyone for all the help.  I'll have to rearrange things now and 
>>get
>>working on the grounding.
>>
>>73
>>KB3ONM
>>Kirk
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>>Message: 2
>>Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:51:48 -0500
>>From: "M and J Gillespie" <gillesmj at earthlink.net>
>>Subject: [FARC] Help needed!
>>To: "Frederick, Maryland ARC" <farc at mailman.qth.net>
>>Message-ID: <000e01c86d11$73bb5e70$2838f804 at gatewaysystem>
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>>I have an old Heathkit HW-101 that I purchased new and put together in 
>>1971.  It has been dear to my heart through these past years but was 
>>"retired" when I got a new TS-570D ten  years ago.
>>
>>Now the problem.  For some unknown reason I can not find the manual for 
>>the HW-101 and fear it may have been disposed of with some ham papers I 
>>threw out several months ago.  Heaven forbid!  I can't imagine such but I 
>>have searched my home inside and out and can not find the manual. Do any 
>>one of you have a manual for the HW-101 that I could borrow long enough to 
>>photocopy for my records?  I would appreciate that so very much.
>>
>>Thanks and best of 73s.
>>Jim Gillespie, K3DQ
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>>Message: 3
>>Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:49:31 EST
>>From: AGarst7259 at aol.com
>>Subject: [FARC] Check out HW101 Manuals from Vintage Manuals, Inc.
>>To: farc at mailman.qth.net
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>>Hi Jim---It's only money!!   allen  KB3OMO
>>
>>try _WWW.W7FG.COM/index.HTML_ (http://www.W7FG.COM/index.HTML)       and
>>search HW101  or maybe someone has it.
>>
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