http://groups.yahoo.com/group/heathkit/ Heathkit items=> buy,sell,info,questions Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:08:54 GMT James L. Fisher http://groups.yahoo.com/group/heathkit/message/14823 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/heathkit/message/14823 I recently obtained an HW-5400 which was 90+% built. I got to the part where you install the controller board. When I powered up the rig the display was mostly Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:28:15 GMT wa2cky http://groups.yahoo.com/group/heathkit/message/14822 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/heathkit/message/14822 What an nice surprise! Great friends. Happy Birthday, by the way. 73 Bob Groh, WA2CKY Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:43:33 GMT Forrest Plumstead http://groups.yahoo.com/group/heathkit/message/14821 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/heathkit/message/14821 Yesterday was my birthday. I came home at 0700 after a 12 hr shift, but was sick all morning so it was after 1300 before I got to sleep. A little later on my Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:21:47 GMT Web Williams http://groups.yahoo.com/group/heathkit/message/14820 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/heathkit/message/14820 I have the manual and schematic on PDF, and even a few illustrations, but I need a negative photo of the circuit foil layout for the T/R board for the HW-9 if Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:56:21 GMT john gabbard http://groups.yahoo.com/group/heathkit/message/14819 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/heathkit/message/14819 Web, you may want to check for a solder bridge in the area of the 15 meter can in the bandpass filter section, it could have been that way since day one! maybe Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:35:39 GMT c.s. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/heathkit/message/14818 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/heathkit/message/14818 Doug : Your transformers are on the way as of yesterday. !!!! carl / kz5ca Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:16:43 GMT Web Williams http://groups.yahoo.com/group/heathkit/message/14817 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/heathkit/message/14817 Hi all, I'm "almost there" on this HW-9 that I bought. Everything seems to be working except for 15M. When I turn to the 15M band, a sine wave sound (but not Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:35:27 GMT George F. Nemeyer http://groups.yahoo.com/group/heathkit/message/14816 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/heathkit/message/14816 ... I do, yes. I'm very familiar with the design. The attenuator board mounts to the push-pull switch portion of the vertical gain pot. I really would rather Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:25:33 GMT http://groups.yahoo.com/group/heathkit/message/14815 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/heathkit/message/14815 Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the heathkit group. File : /DX-40 plate Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:45:59 GMT william holthusen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/heathkit/message/14814 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/heathkit/message/14814           I still have mine but it's not a "junker" FYI, the 10x attenuator is mounted on a circuit board to provide that function (don't know if you Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:25:56 GMT William H. Bowen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/heathkit/message/14813 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/heathkit/message/14813 Mike, Might it be possible for you to upload a copy of that article to the group's FILES section so other that might want thi info (either now or in the Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:50:19 GMT Bernie Arcand http://groups.yahoo.com/group/heathkit/message/14812 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/heathkit/message/14812 I picked up a ClearSpeech Base unit for $70.00 that works wonderfully. I run all the audio from all the receivers, even my HW-8 through it, but on slow CW it Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:39:59 GMT Web Williams http://groups.yahoo.com/group/heathkit/message/14811 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/heathkit/message/14811 ... Yeah- I didn't want to sound "cheap", but $219.00 for a speaker with DSP? I know it's good, I've heard one. I just don't think I'd be willing to part with Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:34:30 GMT JIM Rogers http://groups.yahoo.com/group/heathkit/message/14810 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/heathkit/message/14810 They are good systems, I just wish someone would come out with something a little more affordable to most hams. Having to pay as much for a speaker as a radio Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:42:23 GMT van wd8aam http://groups.yahoo.com/group/heathkit/message/14809 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/heathkit/message/14809 Just FYI: Works great with my Collins Tube Receivers! For those who 'loved' the capabilities of the AM-COMM Clear Speech Speaker, (I did and still do, I own