[Heathkit] SB-240 on the Bay.

[Peter Markavage]

I thought it would go higher. And it's Goldman. Nice guy and, you right,
one heck of a collector. But, I bet he doesn't have a Li'l Lulu receiver.

Pete, wa2cwa

On Tue, 13 Mar 2007 22:32:28 -0400 "jeremy-ca" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>
writes:
> $3227.77 WOW!!
> Won by Dr Arnie Gold of NYC. Arnie is one heck of a collector and 
> Ive sold 
> him several National and Collins items over the years.
> 
> Carl
> KM1H
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <kiyoinc at attglobal.net>
> To: <heathkit at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 8:41 AM
> Subject: [Heathkit] SB-240 on the Bay.
> 
> 
> >
> > There's an SB-240 on the Bay.
> >
> > I never knew such a thing existed.  It looks like an SB-220 
> married an 
> > SB-230 and had mutant children.
> >
> > It's attractive and repulsive, at least to my eyes.
> >
> > Here's the chat from the listing:
> >
> > ================  Start Q&A ==
> >
> > Item number: 130086185923
> > Questions from other members : Heathkit SB-240 two-kw linear 80-10 
> meter 
> > (proto-type)
> >
> > Question & Answer Answered On
> >
> >
> > Q:  I work with a guy who was on the team that wrote the final 
> manual for 
> > this rig, and he also has one of them. I showed him this listing, 
> and I'll 
> > pass along a few of his comments. It was very near going into 
> production, 
> > but was trumped by the SS-9000, the 10m band changes, and the fact 
> that 
> > using a metal screwdriver to do the SWR null will kill you. He 
> says his 
> > unit worked exceptionally well, and had no idle current. (?) He 
> thinks 
> > there were just six or seven units out for proofbuild, a number 
> that will, 
> > apparently, remain unconfirmable. Good luck! Mar-09-07
> >
> > A:  Another thank you for more background info. Cheers, Bob.
> >
> >
> >
> > Q:  Can I infer this is a SB220 with the std updates and modified 
> meter 
> > switching? Trying to figure out if there is a more substantial 
> > distinction. Also would appriciate knowing if/why you haven't 
> tested it. 
> > thanks, Don K1VSK Mar-08-07
> >
> > A:  This is a proto-type (as explained in the description) model 
> SB-240 
> > linear which never went into production. From the feedback I 
> received it 
> > appears that about 15 may have been released by the Heath company 
> to 
> > selected engineers for what is now commonally called Beta testing. 
> I have 
> > only used a linear twice in 45+ years of hamming (from KA1DX, 
> Marcus 
> > Island, and KA1CQ, Iwo Jima, in the 1972-73 time frame. I belive 
> this one 
> > is wired for 220-volts and I don't have a 220 outlet in the shack 
> even if 
> > I wanted to test it. Hope this helps. Thanks for the query. Bob
> >
> >
> >
> > Q:  I'm not in the bidding for the amplifier, but just wanted to 
> thank you 
> > for posting such an interesting piece of ham radio history. My 
> contact 
> > with Heathkit started with an AR-3 kit my father built with me in 
> the 
> > mid-late 1950's (?) up through an HW-5400 that I assembled in the 
> 80's - 
> > it sat for many years, but I put it back on the air for a while 
> last 
> > summer, and it did a decent job for a 20-year old rig. Anyway, 
> thanks 
> > again for the photo's and information. 73, Neil KX2Y Mar-04-07
> >
> > A:  Thanks for the kind words. I'm actually listing the amplifier 
> for the 
> > world's largest R.L. Drake collector--Sindre, LA6OP, who purchased 
> it from 
> > M. Elliot's estate after Dayton last year. But he didn't want to 
> try 
> > shipping this one back to Norway.
> >
> >
> >
> > Q:  According to Chuck Brainerd, KA1PM, there were about 15 
> SB-240s made. 
> > Most went to Heath engineers. I had one built by him (KA1PM, 
> (founder of 
> > Tennadyne antenna company) when he worked for Heath. He sold it to 
> KE0TT 
> > and I traded an Alpha 76 for it and allowed him $500 for the '240. 
> I later 
> > sold it for $500. Ha, sure wish I had it back now. Incidentally 
> both KA1PM 
> > and KE0TT used it regularly. 73, Larry, K0RS Mar-04-07
> >
> > A:  Thanks for the additional history behind the SB-240. I rather 
> 
> > suspected there were others released by the Heath company. 
> Additional 
> > references to Mike Elliot may be found in A Familty Affair, the 
> Drake 
> > book. He was probably working for Heath at the time this one was 
> built. He 
> > designed the SB-104 and also worked for Collins. Again, thanks for 
> the 
> > background on the amp. Cheers to all who are tracking the 
> listing.
> >
> >
> > =============== SB-240 ==
> >
> > This is a part of Heath-history.
> >
> > de ah6gi/4
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