[Lafayette] Activity??

[Bob Macklin]

I have only been watching the Lafayette receivers on ebay for one week. But
so far it looks like somebody wants them. Yesterday 2 HE-10s were listed.

I have been concentrating on Heath, Hallicrafters, and National pr the past
few years so I guess I have just not noticed these. I'm also noticeing
Knight stuff.

Bob Macklin
K5MYJ
Seattle, Wa,
"Real Radios Glow in the Dark"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Markavage" <manualman at juno.com>
To: <lafayette at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 12:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Lafayette] Activity??


> I sold them for 20 plus years (was Lafayette's longest part-time person)
> and also did much of the NJ service on all their house branded stuff.
> Still have many of the service parts and probably one of the largest
> collections of original Lafayette manuals that still exists today.. The
> majority of the short wave/amateur receivers were designed by Trio so you
> wouldn't see many differences in typical design layouts. Most of the
> solid-state stuff was designed and manufactured by other vendors. The
> HA-350 was one exception in their design strategy. This came around the
> time of mixer front ends, no RF stage, and pre-selector front panel
> adjustments. It also was touted as "wow, for using a mechanical filter.
> The mechanical filter was also sold separately anywhere from $7.95 and,
> at the end of its life-cycle, $3.95. Even had instructions on how to
> replace your 1st IF can with one of these filters. Cost to manufacture
> this "impressive" mechanical filter was a whopping $1.38.
>
> As I type, I'm listening to a Lafayette quad 8-track tape player playing
> through my 70's Lafayette 4 channel receiver.
>
> Having had to repair many kit version (KT-320's) of the HE-30, you would
> be amazed how many different ways "kit builders" could screw up an
> assembly even with the assembly instructions in front of them.
>
> Pete, wa2cwa
>
> On Sun, 21 Oct 2007 11:27:05 -0700 "Bob Macklin" <macklinbob at msn.com>
> writes:
> > Right now I am looking at a HA-225 becasue the price is tright. I
> > have been
> > watching some HE-30s and the kit version.
> >
> > I have downloaded many of the manuals (or whatever) from BAMA. It
> > seems to
> > me that most of the tube units are from the same generic design.
> > The
> > differences are in the cosmetics.
> >
> > Bob Macklin
> > K5MYJ
> > Seattle, Wa,
> > "Real Radios Glow in the Dark"
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Greg" <bluebirdtele at embarqmail.com>
> > To: "Discussion of radio equipment made by Lafayette"
> > <lafayette at mailman.qth.net>
> > Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 11:16 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Lafayette] Activity??
> >
> >
> > > OK
> > >
> > > What do you want to talk about?  I have a HA 600A here. Solid
> > state design
> > > and one of only two Lafayette receivers that came with mechanical
> > filters.
> > > The other is the HA 350 which I had years ago but found it very
> > hard of
> > > hearing.  The HA 600A has good sensitivity but doesn't get much
> > use here.
> > > Another Lafayette product I have is the 455 khz BFO in a box. Runs
> > off a
> > > single 9v battery.
> > > I've fixed a few of the Lafayette receivers and found them to be a
> > pain in
> > > the uknow what due to the parts they used.  Pretty flimsy but
> > repairable.
> > > 73's
> > > Greg
> > > WA7LYO
> > > Kinston NC
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "Bob Macklin" <macklinbob at msn.com>
> > > To: <lafayette at mailman.qth.net>
> > > Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 1:42 PM
> > > Subject: [Lafayette] Activity??
> > >
> > >
> > > Is ther any activity on this list?
> > >
> > > I would like to see a discussion about Lafayette recievers.
> > >
> > > Bob Macklin
> > > K5MYJ
> > > Seattle, Wa,
> > > "Real Radios Glow in the Dark"
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