[Heathkit] DX-60

Bry Carling bcarling at cfl.rr.com
Mon Dec 10 13:37:45 EST 2012


that is about the right power level sandy. with 20 wats on a m you are going to get about 60 watts or more on peaks. The DX60 uses a wonderful scheme for reduced carrier on AM. if anything you want a little less than 20 watts out for resting power level. 

Best accessory would be a pair of 8877s 
Bry, AF4K



"Alexander N. Gerli" <ac1wye at gmail.com> wrote:

>Hi, gang! Just put my old Dixie-Sixty on the bench and fired it up with
>the
>VFO into my metered DL. Get about 30W on 40M CW and 20W on AM. I
>remember my
>old DX-40 putting out more than that, same tubes. Is that about right?
>
>I'm going to replace the old (probably leaky) multi-section electro
>anyway.
>I would imagine that after I do that, the HV will likely improve and
>the
>power will be better. Haven't done anything underneath yet.
>
>Any other recommendations for this fine ol' rig?
>
>73,
>
>Sandy AC1Y
>
>Alexander N. (Sandy) Gerli
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regards,
Bry Carling

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