[Heathkit] HW-18-2

[Bwana Bob]

Penson also says that the rig can be converted to LSB by changing the 
crystal from 3396.5 MHz to 3393.5 MHz. He also says that "VFO operation 
is possible by connecting the VFO output directly to one of the crystal 
sockets (observe polarity) via a short length of RG-58/U. VFO output 
should be between 1 and 2 volts RMS."

So it probably would not be hard to convert it to 75 m LSB. It wold be 
really intriguing to convert it to 60 meters, but the cost of crystals 
for channelizing it these days might be more than the rig is worth.

(We had a local CAP Sqdn here that ran one out of the county EOC, but I 
bet with the high cost of the Motorola type-accepted radio that replaced 
the HW-18-1, I doubt if any local CAP sqdns are running HF any more. I 
haven't heard activity on the CAP 4 MHz frequencies in years).

If the radio is in good condition, convert it to a ham band and put it 
on the air. It's a piece of history!

Mike Bryce, WB8VGE (The Heathkit Shop) can probably help you. He has 
some HW-18s in his collection, I'm sure.


					73,

					Bob WB2VUF



Glen Zook wrote:
> According to Penson's book, the HW-18-1 and HW-18-2 are basically identical (except for the actual frequencies supplied) and that the CAP version was shipped with the MARS version manual.
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> Glen, K9STH
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> --- On Wed, 11/18/09, Rod Hogg <revcom at wbsnet.org> wrote:
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> I stand corrected on my data on the HW-18.  What I related to was for the HW-18-1, not the -2, which I have NO data on. Probably very close specs.
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