[Heathkit] Strange-looking SB-600 spkr?

[wa7zze at gmail.com]

Doug's comments prompted me to recall noting that the speaker in mine has a Canadian manufacturers name on it. I don't know what significance to place on that. It is possible, I suppose, that some prototyping of some SB accessories was done by Heath Canada. 

Unlike Doug, I have only seen a handful of these, causing me to think that it was never produced in large numbers.  It wouldn't make sense to offer a separate product just for Canadian consumption. 

Mine, and one that belongs to a friend, do not have series tags on them. Both were found on eBay and came from two different sellers, both on west coast. 

I'm sticking with the prototype idea. 

I should mention that I have a prototype Heath electronic keyer built into the same sized cabinet, so I think they played with this cabinet for a while. 

Best,

Chuck / WA7ZZE

"Remain open to the possibility of the fantastic." -- Terry Hansen

> On May 11, 2016, at 5:54 PM, Doug Shields <w4das at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> Sandy,
>     I have one of those speakers as well.  I got it probably ten years ago.
> The story I got was that it was a normal Heathkit speaker but was only sold
> in Canada.  I have seen enough of them over the years that I doubt it was a
> prototype.  I think mine has a series number sticker but I do not recall the
> model number.  If I can find it in the Heathkit stash I will let you know.
> 
> Doug  W4DAS
> 
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> Alexander N. Gerli
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> Subject: [Heathkit] Strange-looking SB-600 spkr?
> 
> Hi folks. I just acquired an odd SB-600. It has the same speaker, but the
> cabinet is only 8" wide, 8" deep and 6-1/2" tall, (not counting the front
> feet). The feet are the regular SB-style with the risers on the front.
> 
> It's the right color, has the heath logo on the lower right corner of the
> grille, and the speaker mounting board is exactly like the one in the
> SB-600. This is just SMALLER; barely larger than the standard 5x7 inch
> speaker itself. It's in perfect shape too.
> 
> Any gurus out there know what this is?
> 
> 73,  Sandy AC1Y
> 
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