QRZ Forums - "Boat Anchor" & Classic Equipment for Saturday 25 February 2017
 

"Boat Anchor" & Classic Equipment

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New Heathkit SB-100 owner - Bias current too high question

Posted: 25 Feb 2017 06:58 AM PST
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...estion.554425/

Hi all, Call here is KB8ZZS.

Im a Former Tech Plus(before that class was dropped. Wish they would have
upgraded all of us to General as we had to learn the CW).. got my call
when I was 13 and kind of left it behind after leaving for college. after
about a 15 year hiatus from the hobby(renewed the license though), I
purchased an old Heath SB-100 the other day with all the manuals locally
for $50 and I figured Ide try to bring the Green Monster back to life.
Always loved the allure of...



New Heathkit SB-100 owner - Bias current too high question

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The Gang's All he TR7 Station for W8D is assembled!

Posted: 24 Feb 2017 09:10 PM PST
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...embled.556760/

What an AMAZING radio the TR7 is! Oh my.... now I see what all the praise
is about (Steve WIK you reading this?!) With just a alligator clip (18")
on the antenna jack in the kitchen Im picking up ham signals and WWV. And
its beautiful to look at to boot! Jim WA9Z, the seller, did a TREMENDOUS
job of packing and shipping the TR7 and PS7. The RV7 came from another
seller, the SP7 from another, and Drake/Astatic mic from yet another. I
also sourced a 500 Hz CW filter that the TR7 is...



The Gangs All he TR7 Station for W8D is assembled!