[Lafayette] HA-800?

[Bob Macklin]

The only modern ham gear I have is 3 2M FM riceboxes. And they sit idle 99%
of the time.

Bob Macklin
K5MYJ
Seattle, Wa,
"Real Radios Glow in the Dark"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Cunningham" <wb5hak at martineer.net>
To: "Discussion of radio equipment made by Lafayette"
<lafayette at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 6:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Lafayette] HA-800?


> Bob,
> I don't know about its suitability for CW use, but the HE-10 is a FINE
> shortwave AM broadcast listening receiver.  At 12, my Dad helped me get a
> Knightkit Span Master, that got me interested in shortwave listening, and
I
> drooled over the Lafayette catalogs while saving my money to buy a brand
new
> HE-10 at age 14.  I wish I had kept it, but did find a very nice example
of
> it a few years back in MINT condition.  It awaits my replacing the
> electrolytics and it will once again be used on the air.  I also have a
kit
> version, the KT200, but as Pete said some would be, it lacks some in the
> wiring department, hi.  I may "strip it down" some, and have the pleasure
of
> building a Lafayette kit, hi.  Pete, would you happen to have a KT-200
> manual I could buy a copy of??  That would be a fun winter project.  I got
> bitten several years ago Bob and also have the HA-225, HE-80, HA-63A
> Lafayettes, Trio 9R59D, National NC-125, 3 Span Masters (hope to make one
or
> two decent ones out of the three) and a Drake SW-4A.  Watch Ebay, it's
habit
> forming on the receivers, hi.  Whichever you choose, enjoy the fine old
> rigs.  They still bring a LOT of pleasure that just isn't in tuning the
> Orion II on the shortwave bands!!
> 73,
> Don, WB5HAK  (Ex WPE5CTN, if you guys remember those calls!!)
>
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