[Heathkit] Heathkit Digest, Vol 112, Issue 17

[rbethman]

Bill and the list,

If Howie can do a kit like a DX-60 for around $275.00 then I'd be all 
for it.  (A likely "price point" that's in his mind.  Only guessing.)

It would allow for crystal ops AND external VFO use.

It would be relatively low power.

Using a "similar" tube lineup would be affordable and easy to acquire.

I'd have no problems with that as a "concept" to start with.

Bob - N0DGN

On 5/23/2013 4:16 PM, W. Harris wrote:
> And if he does all of that you will complain that it cost too much.
>
> Bill
>> Message: 5
>> Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 13:26:25 -0400
>> From: David Goncalves <davegoncalves at gmail.com>
>> To: k3hw at yahoo.com
>> Cc: "boatanchors at mailman.qth.net" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>,	QRP-L
>> 	<QRP-L at mailman.qth.net>, Heathkit <heathkit at mailman.qth.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Heathkit] Hollow State QRP Transmitter Kit
>>
>> For it being modern, it would be cool to have it be dead simple yet give a
>> nice clean and chirp-free signal. Don't want to sound like s***. The
>> octal-socket for crystal holder sucks. I'd also want to be liberated from
>> old crystals, so some 3d-printed or molded part to carry a more modern xtal
>> (with allowance for external VFO) would be great. Solid state P.S. with
>> name-brand caps. Banana jacks for the output antenna, but that's just me. I
>> love the coil holders - I assume you are having them made? If it was mine
>> I'd put some filtering on the AC. An indicator for RF output (not a power
>> bulb, just something to tell you RF is making it out.
>>
>> Do a Kickstarter. I'm in!
>>
>> David Goncalves
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