[GreenKeys] Dovetron LED tuning indicator

[Doug Jackson]

Thats pretty cool,

But I couldn't help but notice that the Heathkit version was missing the
Tempest Intensity input :-) )

Kindest regards,

Doug Jackson

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On Tue, 14 Apr 2026 at 06:35, Ralph Irish via GreenKeys <
greenkeys at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> Ken & Group. [I've been a 'lurker' here on GreenKeys for a while now.
>               I am not on the air at this time, but hope to change
>               that soon.  A few minor health issues have been
>               distracting me.]
>
> I heard that Hank's son, [forgot his name; Jimmy?] inherited all of the
> unsold products,
> sub=-assemblies and spare parts that were at the  DOVETRON  site at the
> time of Hank's
> passing.  Or, maybe this 'stuff' was early on placed in some kind of
> storage facility.
>
> I cringe every time I see "Storage Wars", on the chance of seeing some
> DOVETRON
> boxes in one of those facilities.
>
> I think that some or many of the 'west-coasters' should do what can be
> done to find
> out Jimmy's passing date and hopefully an OBIT which might show some names
> of the
> 'half-sisters', related to Hank.
>
>
> That would likely be a good-sized amount of 'stuff'!  Sadly, Jimmy died
> himself.
> I never heard the cause or situation that brought this about.  I don't
> know if
> anything was ever sold out of the warehouse or storage facility shortly
> after Hank
> passed away.
>
> If I have been led astray on Jimmy's present status, I apologize.  If he
> should
> still be with us, I imagine that he would certainly be interested in
> disposing of
> much of that 'stuff'.  Otherwise, it might simply be auctioned off to
> someone
> who knows nothing about electronics/RTTY/ etc.
>
> I am hoping that someone 'out west' might be able to do a bit of detective
> work
> and maybe find some of the 'stuff' that would make many 'GREENKEYS' guys
> very
> happy.
>
> One thing that Hank designed, patented and sold was upgrade kits for guys
> with a CRT during display.  The LED 'kit' was fairly simple and almost a
> 'plug
> and play' thing for guys who knew which end of a soldering iron to hold
> onto.
>
> One of my  DOVETRONS  got the upgrade kit, and with a bit of 'long distance
> help' from Hank, it now works just fine.  One thing I was asked to do was
> to
> send the CRT back to Hank so it might be made available to someone with a
> dead or almost dead CRT tuning indicator.
>
>
> For now,  73 to all,
>
> Ralph - W8ROI - friend of Hanks.
>
>
>
> -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ken LoCasale via GreenKeys" <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
> To: "greenkeys" <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, April 13, 2026 11:10:09 AM
> Subject: [GreenKeys] Dovetron LED tuning indicator
>
> Gang,
>
> Has anyone built an equivalent LED tuning indicator for the Dovetron
> mpc-1000 series, similar or simpler, to the SSD-100K.
>
> Thanks,
>
> ken
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