[HBR] HBR 16

[Gary Pewitt]

Lorne, where can I order the CD online?  Very few swap meets around 
here.  Thanks and 73  Gary N9ZSV




At 09:03 PM 1/19/2009, you wrote:
>Kees & all:-
>I agree the BC221 dial drive is excellent although a little cumbersome to use.
>Any of the LWM 3's I have seen, used the fine command transmitter 
>capacitor and dial set up. These are excellent and still fairly 
>easily obtained and  should not be overlooked by homebrewers.
>
>7 3
>Lorne
>VE7BOX
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:windy10605 at juno.com>Kees & Sandy
>To: <mailto:hbr at mailman.qth.net>hbr at mailman.qth.net
>Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 6:31 PM
>Subject: Re: [HBR] HBR 16
>
>David,
>
>The Eddystone 898 is a weighted slide rule dial, MUCH valued by 
>builders. Don't be surprised if someone tries to talk you out of it, 
>They talked me out of mine, but I didn't want to build a HBR-13C, too fancy.
>
>The Ball Brothers drives (just the vernier drive) I think are still 
>available because I've seen them advertized on the boatanchors 
>reflector ....best to just ask there....or ask here. There are 
>probably cheap copies out there too. I usually pick them up in old 
>Heathkit junkers ....lots of parts rigs ouit there under the tables 
>at swapfests. By the way, the Heathkit LMO assemblies make great 
>VFOs. The best (my opinion) tuning mechanism is still the 
>anti-backlash worm drive out of a BC-221 which you can pick up at 
>swapmeets for <$10. Just a little more difficult to mount. That 
>mechanism was used on several older transmitters and receivers. The 
>homebrew LWM-3 Transceiver comes to mind.
>
>Walt and others probably has some good ideas too
>
>I don't know how simple/complex of a transmitter you are looking for.
>
>73 Kees K5BCQ
>
>-- David Newman <W3HYM at ARRL.NET> wrote:
>I think  the Eddystone is horizontal from shape of the box.  It was 
>in storage, I found it, and put it in the garage.  Still not opened 
>from 1960s.
>
>
>Where do you get Ball Brothers vernier drive?  Is this just the 
>drive, no dial?  I was thinking maybe for the home brew XMTR VFO.
>
>
>
>73
>
>
>David
>W3HYM
>
>
>
>
>Kees & Sandy wrote:
>>
>>David,
>>
>>If you have an Eddystone 898 and the room, use it, no question.
>>
>>If you have an Eddystone circular dial, it's much better than the 
>>National dials because of the Ball Brother's vernier drive. If you 
>>have a National ACN or ICN circular dial replace the mechanism with 
>>a Ball Brothers vernier drive (used on all the Heathkits and 
>>others). You will be amazed at how much smoother the tuning is and 
>>it's a slightly better ratio, Instructions in the Hints and Kinks section.
>>
>>73 Kees K5BCQ
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>>************************************
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>>Visit the HBR Receiver Web Site with over 100 pictures of receivers and
>>
>>construction notes...... via 
>><http://www.qsl.net/k5bcq/>http://www.qsl.net/k5bcq/
>>
>>there is also a mirror (faster response)at 
>><http://k5bcq.edebris.com/>http://k5bcq.edebris.com/
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>>Retrieve reflector archived data via 
>><http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/hbr>http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/hbr
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>----------
>************************************
>Visit the HBR Receiver Web Site with over 100 pictures of receivers and
>construction notes...... via http://www.qsl.net/k5bcq/
>there is also a mirror (faster response)at http://k5bcq.edebris.com/
>
>
>Retrieve reflector archived data via 
>http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/hbr
>
>************************************
>Visit the HBR Receiver Web Site with over 100 pictures of receivers and
>construction notes...... via http://www.qsl.net/k5bcq/
>there is also a mirror (faster response)at http://k5bcq.edebris.com/
>
>
>Retrieve reflector archived data via 
>http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/hbr

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