[HBR] HBR 16 Owner Pondering Building My Own

[Freeberg, Scott (STP)]

Thanks Lorne for your information. That is exactly what I am looking for - opinions and perferences based on actual experiences.   What I'm looking to do is figure out the 'best one for me'.  I'm looking to build a nice CW receiver, then build up a matching homebrew transmitter.

I vaguely recall that there were some drilling templates available for one or more of the HBR radio's.  I'd have to look into this.  Unlike others who are mechanically adept and savy, I'm a mechanical struggle at best. Were (are) there templates available?

As someone who has built up many HBR's, do you have any advice to someone as myself who is looking to build one?

I was browing QST VIEW last night looking at the various HBR articles.  I happened across a letter in the correspondence section of one issue where the writer had just finished an HBR-13 and was absolutely ecstatic over the performance of his radio. 

Thanks.  73, Scott WA9WFA