[Heathkit] AM Gear request

[bcarling@cfl.rr.com]

Consider what we may, a DX60 
can often be vastly superior to the classic plate mod rigs, 
especially when followed by an afterburner. In my experience, 

"Reduced carrier AM rocks the ether!"

YMMV

----- Reply message -----
From: "rbethman" <rbethman at comcast.net>
To: <heathkit at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [Heathkit] AM Gear request
Date: Thu, May 19, 2011 5:02 pm


Thanks to both Glen and Gary for rubbing some rust off the brain!

Indeed a pair of 1625s!

Bob - N0DGN

On 5/19/2011 4:48 PM, Glen Zook wrote:
> The DX-100 and DX-100B use a pair of 1625 tubes in the modulator.
>
> Glen, K9STH
>
> Website:  http://k9sth.com
>
>
> --- On Thu, 5/19/11, rbethman<rbethman at comcast.net>  wrote:
>
> IIRC, the only Plate Modulated AM Heathkits are the DX-100s and the TX-1s.
>
> You "can" get AM, controlled carrier, out of a DX-60.
>
> However, even fed into an amplifier, I don't really consider it AM Gear.
>
> The TX-1 modulates a pair of 6146s with a pair of EL-34/6CA7s.  I don't remember the DX-100 line-up.
>

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