[Heathkit] Re: Heathkit SB Essay.

[Jim Shorney]

On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 08:04:56 -0400, kiyoinc at attglobal.net wrote:

>I was not familiar with the Drake C-line as that was after my time. 
>Several people corrected my perception of Drake.  Unless someone donates 
>a TR4CW-rit to me, I will not have that experience.


I love my C-line.  It's a pile-up buster, without amplification or
compression, and the RX is among the most "listenable" I've ever heard. 
Having said that, my first rig was a 3rd owner HW101, and I did not find it
lacking at all (except for those lever knobs that break, but I found a
solution to that).  I always got great audio reports on that rig.  I also own
a clean, loaded SB104A, a "cousin" to my TR7, and also find it to my liking. 
Heath out out some good stuff, no argument there.


>I have seen electrolytic caps go bad and resistors way out of tolerance. 
>  One clue is the white stuff oozing out and the AC hum on the signals.

Electrolytic caps are evil.  Unfortunately, a necessary evil.


>Problems exist with Heath, that's my basic point, but Heath is fixable.


As are most other "vintage" rigs.  I'm currently refurbishing a neglected
HyGain 3750.  There's an interesting radio.  Purists would probably not
consider it a "boatanchor", but it is 30 years old, big and heavy, and has 3
toobs in it.


73

-Jim


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