[Heathkit] Sb101 dial disaster

[Bob Macklin]

Or find someone near you that knows how to fix it.

The Heathkit SB line of units is one of the better early SSB units. Even a 
Collins can give you fits. Plus being expensive.

For operation I like my SB-301/SB-401 twins better than my Drake 4 twins. 
But there are things I can hear on the Drake R4A that I cannot hear on the 
SB-301.

There is an eBay seller that parts out Heath transceivers. It's worth the 
investment to buy a new main tuning disc and the small shaft and discs for 
the reticule adjustment. Buy them and put them away for emergencies.

My Benton Harbor S-Line twins beat my Kenwood TS-520!

Bob Macklin
K5MYJ
Seattle, Wa.
"Real Radios Glow In The Dark"

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dennis Berry" <dennisberry at att.net>
To: <Heathkit at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2011 11:14 AM
Subject: Re: [Heathkit] Sb101 dial disaster


> Ahh young Jedi, you should listen to the wise and learned Master, Eddy. 
> To
> be one with the universe, the young Jedi must summon up all his patience 
> and
> understanding to solve such problems.  Focus, and may the force be with 
> you.
>
> And if all fails, I can give you my home address to ship the SB100 to! 
> 8-)
> hihi...
>
> Listen to Eddy, put it away until next year and attack it again.
>
> dennis, nu8s
>
>
>>
>> On 2011-12-31, at 12:16 PM, Ronnie Hull wrote:
>>
>>> well what seems so simple to others apparently wasnt for me. I loosened
>>> the big nut on front and the whole kit and kaboodle dropped out. Now no
>>> matter what I try it doesn't work at all..
>>>
>>> anyone want a pristine SB100 cheap? I'm sick of this crap.. nothing ever
>>> works out well for me and old rigs.
>>>
>>
>> Hi Ronnie,
>>
>> Do what I do here every time I might frustrated with anything, be it
>> radio-related, or otherwise: JUST WALK AWAY FROM IT FOR A DAY, OR TWO!
>>
>> You'd be surprised at how things can look differently after a "...grace
>> period".
>>
>> I've even found that to be VERY applicable in cross-word puzzles: I do 
>> the
>> cross-word religiously here every week day morning---more often than not,
>> I'll get stuck on 5-6 words that I just can NOT figure out for the life 
>> of
>> me...but then I put the puzzle away, go about my daily chores, & re-visit
>> the thing later in the afternoon. Each & every time, I then complete it
>> correctly in less than 5 minutes! Honest!
>>
>> Radio troubleshooting is no different. Go do something else, don't think
>> about, & then re-visit it again much, MUCH later. You'll be amazed at 
>> what
>> a difference a day makes in your attitude as well as your "curative
>> abilities"...!
>>
>> ~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ
>>
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