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

[manualman at juno.com]

There is no front panel control on the TX-1 to reduce output to 5 watts.
The drive control on the TX-1 controls grid drive not output power.

Pete, wa2cwa

On Fri, 30 Jan 2015 05:19:30 -0500 Bill Cromwell <wrcromwell at gmail.com>
writes:
> 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
>