[HBR] Suggestion for HBR-13 Cabinet

[whitebear1122 at comcast.net]

Hi Lorne, Thanks very much for your advice on the cabinet.  At first I was thinking that it had to be metal but after noodling on it and recognizing that the metal cabinet isn't shielding anything internally, your wood cabinet advice made more sense.  A wood cabinet can be built around what size chassis I end up with as opposed to a metal cabinet where the chassis has to be fit into it.  While I have no woodworking skills, my brother-in-law is a woodworking master so I can get a cabinet made by him. 



I have located three NOS 85 KC IF transformers, the dials, and I have the 3 section variable capacitor, so I'm close to having the really difficult parts.  I have bought both a National dial and NPW gearbox, plus a NOS Eddystone slide rule dial.  I'm thinking of keeping the Eddystone on standby for a future 13C project for when I acquire some radio building skills.  I may lead off with the HRO dial. 



I am still struggling with over the decision of which HBR model to build.  If I were skilled in radio construction I would jump on the HBR-13C, but I am not.  This will be my first complicated radio beyond my 1929 transmitters and simple regen receivers.  I think the HBR-16 is simple and straightforward for a newbie.  I've read where Ted Crosby was most proud of the HBR-11 with its performance and simplicity.  So I'm leaning towards the 16 or 11. 





Thanks for your advice here!  



73, Scott WA9WFA 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lorne Barber" <bear57 at telus.net> 
To: "HBR Receiver List" <hbr at mailman.qth.net> 
Sent: Wednesday, March 2, 2011 3:37:27 PM 
Subject: Re: [HBR] Suggestion for HBR-13 Cabinet 

Scott, if you are handy with wood, you might consider pine shelving material 
available at the local hardware store. 
I built one  for a ZL2JJ  regen set. I hinged part of the top to facilitate 
coil changing. I recessed the front top, sides and bottom for the front 
panel,  Looked decent and worked well. 
Just a thought. 
7 3 
Lorne 
Ve7box 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <whitebear1122 at comcast.net> 
To: "HBR Receiver List" <hbr at mailman.qth.net> 
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 11:03 AM 
Subject: [HBR] Suggestion for HBR-13 Cabinet 


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> 
> I'm looking for a cabinet for an HBR-13 project. Are there any suggestions 
> for an HBR-13 cabinet? I doubt if there are any new commercial offerings 
> anymore with a lid for accessing the coils. I did an internet search the 
> other night and turned up nothing. Any recommendations for used cabinets? 
> 
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> 73, Scott WA9WFA 
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