Charlie, To my knowledge ALL Mohawks were shipped with the front end pre-assembled.
I believe that their take on this was that the methodology/technology of the time "really" didn't allow for the kit builder to get a GOOD alignment without specialized tools and equipment. Therefore the pre-assembled and aligned front end.
Bob - N0DGN charles L. wrote:
Howdy all, Several years ago a ham buddy rescued a Mohawk RCVR that was heading for the dump and gave it to me. Got a manual for it, recapped where necessary, tuned her up and she has run fine ever since, except for the triple diode detector that needs to be wiggled in its socket now and then. Does anybody know if this was the first Heathkit product where part of it was already built? The entire front end assembly, band switch, coils, etc was preassembled, you just dropped it in and hooked it up. Did Heath originally offer this kit with the front end in kit form and builders had so many problems that Heathkit decided to build it in house? Charlie, W4MEC in NC
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