FOR SALE: All the H's--Homebrew, Hickok and Heathkit Homebrew 1-transistor transmitter. This is in a small 5x7 black wrinkle box with a meter, toggle switch, octal socket (for crystal) on the front and an SO-239 and binding posts on the back. The binding posts are for 6 to 9vDC. For 40 and 80 meters is what the original builder told me. I have not tested this and don't know what transistor is inside. $21
Homebrew 1-tube novice transmitter on wooden base with masonite front panel. It has a meter, knob, key jack and binding posts on the panel. The transmitter is crystal-controlled with a tube socket used for crystal holding. The lone tube is an 802. It uses a plug-in coil and there is one installed for 80 meters--a standard B&W 5-pin based coil. The variable cap looks salvaged from a receiver. The meter is disconnected and looks salvaged from a battery charger. Power connections are via terminal strip on the rear (no power supply is included). The remaining components are the usual mica transmitting caps and an RF choke or 2. Overall, the parts used seem like quality stuff. But this thing has sloppy, haywire construction throughout. Untested. As-is. $17 Homebrew VHF transmitter. This is in a 5x7 gray hammertoe "bud-box". Construction is meticulous and first-rate in every respect. It is crystal-controlled for AM and CW. The tube lineup is 12AU7, 12AT7, 6AQ5A and 5763. The crystal in the front-mounted crystal-socket is 8375 kc. Connection to a power supply is provided by an octal plug. No power supply is included. Output is via an RCA jack. There is a separate homebrew band-pass filter that goes with the rig and plugs into the RCA jack. Very nice. $19 Hickok 539C tube tester. If not the best, certainly one of the best tube testers ever made. From the later, high-end of the Hickok line. The leatherette case has some rips and dings but is over all good and can probably be restored to excellent by someone who knows what they are doing. The panel is dirty but all the controls work crisply and the meters are original and working fine. There are socket savers on the octal and 7-pin miniature sockets. I have tested this and believe it to be working well. This unit has more testing options than most testers you will see--like the ability to kook in an outboard filament transformer for high-current draw tubes, adjustable bias voltage, etc. $325 Heathkit IT-28 capacitor checker (bridge). This unit is in the later Heath brown color scheme and looks very good or excellent. It uses and eye tube and must've been Heath's answer to the Sprague TO-series of cap checkers. Working well. With test leads and original manual. $28 Bud Rack: 6 feet 10.5 inches tall, black wrinkle steel rack , empty. With some scratches but in quite nice condition overall. Threaded screw holes for mounting standard 19" rack panels. Vintage estimated 1950. $10 pick-up only in Pittsburgh, PA. Thanks for looking. 73, Don Merz, N3RHT
