[Heathkit] Heathkits: Rebuild or Homebrew?

[Mike McCarthy, W1NR]

Not Ham gear, but I have built clones of the Heathkit W4 (Tube) and AA-1640 
(solid state) audio amplifiers.  The 1640 was one of the hardest homebrew 
projects I have ever undertaken.

Mike, W1NR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "W8KZW" <w8kzw at arrl.net>
To: <heathkit at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 4:10 PM
Subject: [Heathkit] Heathkits: Rebuild or Homebrew?


> Lots of great track record here so far on reassembling Heathkits.  Has
> anyone ever homebrewed a rig from a Heathkit design?
>
> There's a nice 6146 cw / low level am rig (in the '65 handbook, as I 
> recall)
> that I am thinking about building ... (incidentally, has anyone ever built
> one of these)?
>
> Alternatively, perhaps I should just homebrew a DX-60?  HG-10?
>
> 73,
> Jeff
> W8KZW
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