[Heathkit] Almost a Heathkit.

[kiyoinc at attglobal.net]

The other week, I stumbled onto the Bitx20a site, 
<http://qrpkits.com/bitx20a.html>

The Hendriks kit is a board, manual, and bag of parts based on a design 
out of India.  10 watts of SSB on 20 meters, 4 pole crystal filter, VFO 
control, sensitive receiver.   $82.

In many ways, it's what I've wanted.  It's a basic radio on a popular 
band using modern but not too modern parts.  

I've been restoring and refurbing Heathkit SB-303's and also have a 
couple SB-102's and a 104A on my to-fix list.  Radios from that era, 
before VLSI, before microprocessor control, seemed to be the last of the 
real radios. 

I have tube radios but tubes seem antiquarian to me.

The yahoo site for the radio is, <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BITX20/> 
you do have to join to read the discussion.

The Hendricks kit reminds me of the HW-32, except it costs less. 

Check it out,  let me know what you think.

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