I actually had an HW16 for a little while around 1993. I bought it at a hamfest, complete with the HG10 VFO, and the crystal and what not to reverse the mod that moved it from 15 meters to 20 meters if I so chose. I did not so choose. It was a fun rig, and I had no trouble with it, even tuning eyes-free. Even used it when I was temporarily in a different state as my primary station for a little while. Fun little rig!
-- Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA Email: [email protected] Mobile: (814) 431-0962 > On Jul 3, 2022, at 9:59 PM, Eric Norris <[email protected]> wrote: > > The HW-16 was a great rig back then, with silent QSK and a good crystal > filter. > > I remember getting frustrated one night, and I cranked the PWR knob past > the red mark on the plate-current meter that showed the 75-watt Novice DC > input plate current limit. I had just turned 17, and worked 50 hrs at > $2/hr to buy that kit. I was going to get a QSO that night even though I > knew the FCC would soon be battering down my door and dragging me away in > handcuffs. > > Good times. > > 73 Eric WN6RVG > > On Sun, Jul 3, 2022, 1:54 PM Mike Morrow <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> I don't know what an HW-16 is. >> >> >> The HW-16 is a vacuum tube, 90-watt (maximum) input, crystal-controlled >> CW-only Novice-band transmitter and receiver kit with built-in AC power >> supply. It covered the CW portion of only 80m, 40m, and 15m. It was sold >> by Heath from 1967 to 1976. Its 1967 kit price was "only" $110, but that's >> equivalent to almost $1000 in 2022. Adjusted for inflation my full-house >> KX2 50 years later was less expensive. >> >> The HW-16 was popular when I was WN5WGJ in 1968, but at age 16 I could >> never have afforded one. :-) Its long-term utility was limited by the >> one-year non-renewable Novice license of that era. >> >> Mike / KK5F >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to [email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
