[HBR] HBR 16 Owner Pondering Building My Own

[Lorne Barber]

  Scott, if you are concerned about the complexity of the project why not
start with an HBR 8.
  It is the simplest form of  the HBR. After that has been mastered you can
add a few tubes and convert it to an HBR11, all as part of the same chassis.
Eventually you can go all the way to the HBR12. Any one of the three
receivers would give very credible performance, something I am sure you
would be proud of.
  Besides, anyone who has built a 1927 MOPA will have no trouble with an
HBR!
  I second the motion, stay away from steel. Stick to aluminuim. Much easier
to work with.
  73
  Lorne
  Ve7box



  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Freeberg, Scott (STP)" <Scott.Freeberg at guidant.com>
  To: "HBR Receiver List" <hbr at mailman.qth.net>
  Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 7:05 AM
  Subject: RE: [HBR] HBR 16 Owner Pondering Building My Own


  Last night I spent some time browsing Kees HBR CD. I bought one from him
last year in anticipation of building my own HBR.

  I enjoyed looking at all the HBR photo's.  I especially enjoyed seeing the
'new' HBRs that folks built.  Some of you guys are real mechanical
craftsman!

  Boy I dunno if I have the skills to build an HBR 11 or 16.  I'm really
torn too because the HBR-16 that I own is a sweet sounding receiver on 80,
40, 20 meter cw and ssb.  I'd sure like to build a sweet sounding receiver
too but not sure I have the ability to build a  complicated radio.

  Of you guys that built your own HBR, were any of you mildly experienced or
lightly experienced when starting out?  How did it go?

  73, Scott WA9WFA
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