Monthly Archives: August 2016

Welcome to the family – Drake TR-7A

Posted on 30 Aug 2016 by Kurt

I finally found one!  Now sitting on my shelf is a beautiful Drake TR-7A, serial number 12195, and I am in love.  Welcome to the family! When I was conducting research for my initial HF radio purchase, I had narrowed … Continue reading →

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SB-104A Talkback

Posted on 12 Aug 2016 by Kurt

My SB-104A has been on my workbench for the last week as I work on the talkback and the 60Hz line noise appearing on the transmit audio.  I received a report that my transmit audio was almost unreadable due to the … Continue reading →

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Face, Meet Egg

Posted on 3 Aug 2016 by Kurt

So, as I wrote in my last post, I had taken my Heathkit SB-104A radio offline due to suspected power supply problems.  Under load it appeared to be sending AC directly through to the radio.  It turns out this wasn’t … Continue reading →

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