[Lafayette] HA-800?

[Peter Markavage]

The matching included speaker is worth more then the current big price.
This thing even includes the original manual. Owner claims low
sensitivity. Probably shorted screen bypass or coupling cap between
stages. Unless it took a lightening hit and burned out all the front-end
coils. Looks decent.
Pete, wa2cwa

On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:11:35 -0700 "Bob Macklin" <macklinbob at msn.com>
writes:
> Thanks Pete,
> 
> I am reluctant to by a SS reciever. I had a Heath Mochuan and a 
> GR-76(?).
> Both were dogs compared to tube type receivers of their period. Both 
> were
> somewhat OK on the AM BC band. But not much else.
> 
> The HA-800 may be OK for a portable setup. I am not much interested 
> in the
> Direct Conversion recievers being sold these days. Ant I have been 
> thinking
> about a systemt to take up to Mt. Rainier.
> 
> But my primary interest in is one of the earlier tube GC recievers. 
> There is
> a HA-225 closing today. It needs work so it might not have much 
> interest.
> But it does not cover the AM BC band. That's OK.
> 
> 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: Monday, October 22, 2007 1:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [Lafayette] HA-800?
> 
> 
> > It was designed for SSB/CW operation. The two mechanical filters 
> in it
> > drive the AM signals down to telephone quality. Considering the 
> age of
> > those semiconductors, I bet some are already driving up the noise 
> floor.
> > The 2SK19 FET front end does little to keep the receiver from 
> going into
> > overload on strong signals. IF overload, going through two 
> mechanical
> > filters, is probably worse than telephone quality with a bad 
> earpiece.
> > But, if the price is "cheap" what the heck. I much prefer 
> Lafayette's
> > tube short wave/amateur band receivers. A great tube ham band 
> only
> > receiver is the HA-500 but, again designed for SSB/CW, with AM 
> quality
> > not given much consideration. It also has 2 mechanical filters, is 
> dual
> > conversion, and covers 80 to 6 meters.
> >
> > If you like real "dogs", try the Lafayette BCR-101; their last 
> short-wave
> > receiver offered.
> >
> > Pete, wa2cwa
> >
> > On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:00:27 -0700 "Bob Macklin" 
> <macklinbob at msn.com>
> > writes:
> > > What is the opinon(s) on the Lafayette HA-800? It appears to be 
> a
> > > solid state HAM BAND only receiver.
> > >
> > > How does it's quality compare to the eariler tube type 
> receivers?
> > >
> > > Bob Macklin
> > > K5MYJ
> > > Seattle, Wa,
> > > "Real Radios Glow in the Dark"
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