[Heathkit] SB-200 6m Mod

[kb0nly]

There sure isn't an abundance of them around here, this is the first used 
one for a price I can afford that I have seen in years.  Oh well, it was a 
thought.  I will just keep it on HF and forget about 6m use for now.

73,

Scott



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Markavage" <manualman at juno.com>
To: <heathkit at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 1:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Heathkit] SB-200 6m Mod


> Personally, if I was considering modifying an amplifier like the SB-200
> to include 6 meters, I would rip out all the HF stuff in it and just make
> it a dedicated 6 meter amp. There is an abundance of SB-200/201's out in
> the real world where one could tackle this project correctly. There are
> too many areas of concern within the circuitry, when dealing with these
> older amps, to make a pseudo HF/6M conversion operate under good quality
> standards.
>
> Pete, wa2cwa
>
> On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 09:31:38 -0500 "kb0nly" <kb0nly at mchsi.com> writes:
>> I have been reading through all the mod info for putting the SB-200
>> amp on 6m in the 10m position and keeping the rest of the HF bands
>> intact.  Seems like there is a lot of differences between each
>> persons mod.  Is there a definitive version of this mod that
>> everyone would recommend?  The main thing to me is cost and avoiding
>> damage to the amp.  I don't want to cut it up or butcher it just to
>> use it on 6.
>>
>> Thanks and 73,
>>
>> Scott KB0NLY
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