[Heathkit] RX-1/TX-1 Frequency Question

[Bill Cromwell]

Hi Gary,

I haven't actually done so with my TX-1 but on all my other double 
barrel 6146 finals I can reduce the the drive and retune the final to 
get well under 5 watts output. I know t's not very effeicient, draws 
more heater power than that and the B+ wastes even more. The real deal 
about not using it on 11 meters - it's not type accepted for CB use and 
our ham licenses don't cover that.

My Kenwood Twins have some similarities. The receiver has 160 and 30 
meters (labeled WWV) plus an "EXT" position that could be setup for 
whatever we want. Th original marketing had 11 meters in that position 
until the FCC required that to be dropped. I'm going to install parts 
for 17 meters there. The RX also has provision for six and two meter 
converters that are intended to be mounted interrnally and used against 
the ten meter band. The TX has no 160 meter band, no WARC bands, no 11 
meter band, and no extra bandswitch positions, but does have a 
"transverter" output that disables the finals when in use. When these 
were built and sold 160 meters was almost useless and the WARC bands 
were not yet even a pipe dream.

73,

Bill  KU8H


On 01/29/2015 09:36 PM, Gary H. Harmon, Jr. wrote:
> RX-1 had an 11 meter dial that covered CB channels 1 to 22.
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> TX-1 did not cover any CB channels at all unless you used a crystal.
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> I wonder why the differences.  Even if you could get an Apache on 11 meters
> you would be running way too much power.
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> 73,
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> Gary H. Harmon, Jr. - K5JWK - HAM Radio Archaeologist
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