[SixClub] Anyone running a Heathkit Seneca VHF-1?

[Dave Rothermel]

(I should check the carrier supression as I had a fair amount creeping 
in. <:-))

I love it !!!!
                  Dave


Roger (K8RI) wrote:
>
>
>
>> Yeah, I know.  But stuff like the Seneca is a curiosity piece or a
>> collector's item, not a useful rig today.  AM-CW only, it drifts, 
>> it's not
>> much power, it's heavy, still needs a receiver and a T-R relay to 
>> actually
>> work.  I can run a kilowatt on 2m or 6m AM if there was anyone to 
>> actually
>> talk to, but my last AM contact on VHF was probably 20 years ago.
>
> My last AM contact was 40 meters using my Viking Ranger (which I built 
> from a kit) so it would have been the summer of 1961. I'd zero beat 
> the guys running SSB and run PTT. One day one of them mentioned I 
> should check the carrier supression as I had a fair amount creeping 
> in. <:-))
>
> 73
>
> Roger (K8RI)
>>
>> :-)
>>
>> WB2WIK/6
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT [mailto:w2ttt at att.net]
>> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 11:29 AM
>> To: 'World Wide Six Meter Club'; doc at kd4e.com
>> Subject: RE: [SixClub] Anyone running a Heathkit Seneca VHF-1?
>>
>> Steve,
>> You are brutal!
>> :-)
>> 73,
>> Gordon, W2TTT, ex-WB2CAM, ex-N2DSY
>> 201.314.6964
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: sixclub-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>> [mailto:sixclub-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Steve Katz
>> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 4:41 PM
>> To: doc at kd4e.com; World Wide Six Meter Club
>> Subject: RE: [SixClub] Anyone running a Heathkit Seneca VHF-1?
>>
>> Don't get carpal tunnel syndrome trying to keep the VFO on frequency...
>> Don't hurt your back carrying it up stairs...
>> And let us know if you find anybody on AM to talk to!
>> (I had a Seneca 1966-1967 timeframe...)
>> -WB2WIK/6
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: kd4e [mailto:doc at kd4e.com]
>> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 10:52 AM
>> To: World Wide Six Meter Club
>> Subject: [SixClub] Anyone running a Heathkit Seneca VHF-1?
>>
>> Back on topic ... 6M ... anyone running a Heathkit Seneca VHF-1?
>>
>> I *may* acquire one tomorrow for $50.
>>
>> Is it fun to operate?
>>
>> Anything I should look for as costly and/or major repairs?
>>
>> -- 
>>
>> Thanks! & 73, doc, KD4E
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