[TVARC] Fw: [GoFRC] Heathkit Amateur Radio History

[John Fleming]

John,
I also had a 2026 and it was amazing how many repeaters I could bring up simultaneously! I took my credit and purchased an SB-230 conduction cooled linear. It had the barillium (?) block to transfer the the heat to the heat sink and also isolate the high voltage. It was quiet. I don’t remember the Imac tube that was in it, but at the time, the tube sold for $50. Now I think the tube cost more than the entire kit!
I got my license in April, 1956.
73,
John 

Fat fingered from my iPad

> On Mar 13, 2018, at 7:47 AM, John Ellis <john.np2b at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> George, 
> 
> What a fascinating trip down memory lane. 
> 
> I just got thru selling an unbuilt SA-2060 
> tuner on eBay. I got only $500 for it, which 
> including my original purchase price, eBay 
> and Paypal fees, original postage and the 
> special box I had to ship it in, left me with 
> very little spare change! Not all unbuilt kits 
> (Heathkits) command the big bux!  
> 
> I was also one of the folks that built the  
> only Heathkit they ever had recall - the 
> HW-2026 2-mater synthesized transceiver. 
> As I recall, it put out it's 10 watts, but it was 
> spread out all over the 2 meter band. You 
> could access 10 repeaters at one time! 
> When you turned it in, they gave you your 
> money back and as I remember, a $50.00 
> credit that you could use toward buying 
> anything else they produced.
> 
> Anybody hat has been in ham radio (I've 
> got 60+ years as a licensed ham!!!!) will 
> remember the Heathkits. Take a look at that 
> website that George posted. But pack a 
> lunch, because you will be there a while!   
> 
> Thanks George,   
> 
> 73,   
> John, NP2B   
> 
> 	Virus-free. www.avg.com
> 
>> On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 11:24 PM, <k2te at juno.com> wrote:
>> George,
>> 
>> Tnx for the link.  I have fond memories of the DX-20, DX-35 and DX-60B
>> that I had in my early years.
>> 
>> 73 de Ed
>> 
>> ____________________________________________________________
>> Buckingham Confirms Unfortunate News
>> risingstarnewspaper.com
>> http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/5aa70c804a596c805a55st01vuc
>> ______________________________________________________________
>> TVARC mailing list
>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/tvarc
>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
>> Post: mailto:TVARC at mailman.qth.net
>> 
>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> 
> John Ellis         (NP2B)  
> 1149 Mockingbird Lane  
> The Villages, FL 32163  
> 
> telephone 352 633-2910  
> facsimile  352 633-0401
> mobile     340 513-4928   
> 
> ______________________________________________________________
> TVARC mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/tvarc
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:TVARC at mailman.qth.net
> 
> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/tvarc/attachments/20180313/98f0a140/attachment-0001.html>