How about a Heathkit HX 10 aka Marauder?
It does AM. Not as much punch as a plate modulated rig but it does work and
the signal is passable without having to tweak the original circuits.
When the AM'ers fade out you can always flip a switch and go ssb too.
It doesn't have any weak spots and there have been no modifications
published that amount to anything. The vfo is very stable and no crazy
linkage systems behind the front panel. The HX 10 is still kind of a sleeper
for the collector/user so the prices should be reasonable.
Happy hunting
Greg
WA7LYO
Kinston NC
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From: Donald Sanders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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I have used the DX100B and Apache. I prefer the
Apache but both were good.
Currently I use a DX60B with audio mods and PTT
I installed into a SB200 linear.
Healthfully yours,
Don W4BWS
Have owned and used an Apache, and several DX-100Bs. Currently got a
DX-100 and
a DX-60 with the matching VFO.
I wouldn't take another Apache as a gift... unless I had need for PARTS
and IRON
for restoring a DX-100! <<GRIN>>
Maybe it was just MY Apache, and not the breed in general... but that
fancy VFO
dial and drive mechanism drove me absolutely batty. The damned thing kept
becoming
unstrung, and that necessitated removing the front panel to put it all
back
together.
After about the fifth restringing job, I got so disgusted I just GAVE THE
DAMNED THING
AWAY to a buddy who had a DX-100 with a cooked plate transformer. I had
the satisfaction
of watching the Transmitter From Hell getting DISEMBOWELED to put him on
160 AM! ;o)
Other than that... I'd have to say the DX-100B is the best of the lot.
The straight
DX-100 has an Achilles Heel; the PA loading capacitor network. A high VSWR
will blow
the hell out of the fixed padders, and they aren't standard caps, so
replacement is a
problem. At one point Heathkit sold a kit that would convert the DX-100
loading caps
to the 3 section broadcast band receiver variable that they used in the
DX-100B.
Mr. T., W9LBB
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