[Lafayette] Still works

[Bonddaleena at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/7/2006 2:18:28 PM Eastern  Standard Time, 
manualman at juno.com writes:
The HE-80 was the replacement for  the HA-225. HA-225 came out and then
was abruptly dropped from the product  line before the ink was even dry in
the catalog. Never found out why the  model was dropped so quickly. Minor
differences between the units but pretty  much the same receiver.

Pete

On Fri, 6 Jan 2006 17:01:55 EST  Bonddaleena at aol.com writes:
> In a message dated 1/6/2006 3:52:20 AM  Eastern  Standard Time, 
> Trandoc at aol.com writes:
>  Ron,
> 
> Thanks for your Lafayette  experiences!
>  
> I have a HE-80, as well. I would not look forward to using  it on  
> CW. The 
> tuning rate and instability must have really been  a  challenge!
> 
> The Precon is really a great little box. I  used mine ahead of  a 
> Heathkit 
> HR-10 on 10 meters a  couple of years ago when the band was open.  
> Really 
>  hopped up 
> the  sensitivity.
> 
> 73,
>  Harold
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> 
> Hi Harold. I make a simple mod to the HE-73. I put a separate  on/off 
> switch  
> in the back of the chassis. This way, you  can have the Precon 
> powered up and  
> ready and use the  front on/off control as a simple bypass. 
> Otherwise, every 
>  time  you switch the stock Precon in and out, you have to wait for 
>  the tubes to 
> warm  up. Basic design boo-boo there. Other than  that, they work 
> really well 
> and they  are cheap! Like I  said, I bought 3 and THEN wrote a good 
> review on 
> eHam.  ha  ha
>  
>  
> regards, 
>   
> ron
>  
>  N4UE
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HA-225 did not cover the North American BC band. It covers .15 to 500 kHz  
instead. Not much call for an American radio that can't recieve the BC  band.
Other than that, yes, they are identical. I have one.
 
ron
 
N4UE