[Heathkit] Anyone got a DX-100 kit to make a DX-100B?

[Joe Crawford]

I have a DX-100B, but am restoring it.I can take pictures of the loading 
cap, etc.and e-mail them to you.
                              Joe W4AAB
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Glen Zook" <gzook at yahoo.com>
To: <RLucch2098 at aol.com>; <heathkit at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2008 1:47 PM
Subject: Re: [Heathkit] Anyone got a DX-100 kit to make a DX-100B?


> There is NOT a kit to make a DX-100 into a DX-100B!
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> There was a kit to change the fixed loading capacitor
> arrangement into a continuously variable loading
> control.  Those DX-100 units that had the loading
> changed were known as DX-100A units.  That is why the
> next unit of the DX-100 series that Heath produced was
> known as the DX-100B.  The DX-100B differs from the
> DX-100 in several respects including the cabinet, the
> variable loading control, and the fact that the 4
> position crystal switch on the front panel was
> replaced by a single slide switch located inside the
> transmitter which had to be activated by opening the
> "hatch" that is in the top of the DX-100B cabinet.
> Also, there were 3 resistors in the driver stage that
> were changed to get a little more drive on 10 meters.
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> I doubt that there are any of the original
> modification kits around.  However, the variable was
> basically a 3-section broadcast variable and it should
> not be much of a problem to fabricate one from
> commonly available mechanical parts.  I believe that
> the DX-100 manual on BAMA includes the sheets from
> this conversion kit.  However, I am not at home right
> now and am using my eldest daughter's "dial up"
> Internet connection instead of my optical fiber
> connection at my house.  Therefore, I cannot easily
> look at the manual on BAMA.  But, I seem to recall
> that the sheets from the modification kit are on BAMA.
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> My original DX-100 that I got used back in 1960 had
> the kit added.  Also, the DX-100 that I got several
> years back to re-create my 2nd primary station also
> has the modification kit.
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> While he is modifying the DX-100 I seriously recommend
> adding the "spot switch" and doing the grid-block
> keying modification that Heath came out with a kit
> that was for both the DX-100 and DX-100B.  Those
> instructions are definitely on BAMA.
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> Glen, K9STH
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> --- RLucch2098 at aol.com wrote:
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> A friend of mine has a DX-100 that is working but the
> loading control switch has a few hot-switched
> contacts. He wud like to make it a DX-100B, I think
> they made a kit to do that. Anyone have one collecting
> dust?
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> Glen, K9STH
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> Website:  http://k9sth.com
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