"radiosrfun" wrote in message
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"Billy Burpelson" wrote in message
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CP wrote:
Anyone have a copy of the magazine article (73?) that is purported to
have
modifications for the Heathkit HR-10B ham band receiver? While in
Boston, I
picked up one of these little green guys at the MIT monthly ham flea
market
this weekend and before I go through the radio, I'd like to get my ducks
in
a row, modification-wise.
thanks
Bob
kb8tl at yahoo dot com

Why modify it? It's a 40 year old entry level radio. Why try and make it
into something it was never meant to be? I respectfully suggest that you
just restore it to operational condition and enjoy it for what it is.

I may have to agree with Billy about not modifying the rig. I say "may"
because I'm not aware of the mods listed - or how they might improve the
radio if any. NOR have I heard of any rigs having been done - and any
results.

Mods "can" be nice - if they "enhance" a radio's performance. However -
most of the mods I see - tend to turn a radio to crap - more often than
not. I've done some myself - and well - though I know they were done
correctly - lets face it - the radio worked better as it was "intended"
and it didn't take me long to put it back to normal. Then I've seen still
other's that flat out made radios sound like pure garbage.

But in the grand scheme of things - based on my own experiences and not
knowing the end results of said mods -I'm inclined to agree with Billy -
retore it as it was meant to be - and enjoy the "relic" of the past.
Besides, if you go to sell it again, it seems to me, it would fetch more -
restored OR "original" - than butchered up.

Just my 2 cents.




I just recalled a few radios (transmitter/receiver/transceiver) - I was
asked to "undo". One of which was a Drake. Though the work - "seemed" to be
done "neatly" - it turned the rig into a pile of dung. The owner paid one
guy to modify it - paid me to "un" modify it. Just goes to show - they're
not always what they're cracked up to be/do.