[Heathkit] WTB: HW-101 and/or SB-102

[Mike Murray]

Thanks for the hint, Glenn! I'll take your advice.

Sorry to adjust the initial request everyone, but
let's include the SB-101.

Thanks for the help! 
73
Mike Murray
KW4HF
Chapel Hill, NC


--- Glen Zook <gzook@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Just a "hint".  The SB-101 is the same as the SB-102
> except that it uses a tube type LMO instead of the
> solid-state LMO as does the SB-102.  Frankly, many
> SB-102 LMOs don't track that well.  They are usually
> pretty much "on" at the 100 KHz points but can vary
> a
> good amount in between.  Virtually every tube type
> LMO
> that I have seen (in all of the Heath SB-Line
> equipment) has tracked very well, usually well
> within
> 1 KHz at any point between the 100 KHz points.
> 
> I recently had in my posession to repair an SB-102
> and
> it suffered from the same malady.  No less than 4
> other LMOs (the solid-state used in the SB-102) were
> obtained to try to rectify this situation.  All 4 of
> them were worse than the original!  It seems that
> the
> manufacturer of the solid-state LMOs didn't take the
> care that TRW (and a couple of other manufacturers)
> used when manufacturing the tube-type LMO units. 
> This
> fact has been borne out by several others with
> experience with the SB-102.
> 
> Glen, K9STH
> 
> 
> --- Mike Murray <mmurray377@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> I am looking to buy an SB-102 AND/OR an HW-101 in
> (at
> > least) Very Good condition and prefer Excellent
> condition using the Collins Grading Standard as a
> guideline--
> 
> =====
> Glen, K9STH
> 
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> 
> http://home.comcast.net/~k9sth
> http://home.comcast.net/~zcomco
> 
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