I just bought a tube type Heathkit ham radio.. I need a power supply,
mic, antenna & other things to make it work. Is there a place where I
can but these things from? What power supply should I look for? Thanks
for any information!

On 31 Oct 2005 08:40:03 -0800, wrote:

I just bought a tube type Heathkit ham radio.. I need a power supply,
mic, antenna & other things to make it work. Is there a place where I
can but these things from? What power supply should I look for? Thanks
for any information!

Probably the HP-23. I'd look at ebay for one. Also, QST had an article
within the last couple of years that detailed upgrading an HP-23 with
modern components: caps, diodes, rectifiers, etc. It's well worth
looking into.

The HP-23 was used to power, SB-100, SB-101, SB-102, SB-110, HW-100,
HW-101, and probably the HW single band series, too. There may have
been some others that it could supply, but those are the ones that
come to mind.

Heathkit also used a couple of "odd" microphone connectors--nothing at
all like the 4, 6, or 8 pin connectors today. That'd be something
worth modifying (and easy, too).

Heathkit also used an RCA jack on several of their transmitters for RF
output. Converting that to an SO-239 (VHF) connector is another
worthwhile mod.

What did you buy?

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You will probably find these on e-bay sooner or later.
Check often there

As to what models you need - tell us what Heathkit model you have.

It would probably help to have a manual

Manual URL's are at
http://ac6v.com/manuals.htm

Some free some pay

Once you know the model numbers you are looking for, You can also peruse the
classifieds at URL:
http://ac6v.com/swap.htm


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I just bought a tube type Heathkit ham radio.. I need a power supply,
mic, antenna & other things to make it work. Is there a place where I
can but these things from? What power supply should I look for? Thanks
for any information!

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You will probably find these on e-bay sooner or later.
Check often there

As to what models you need - tell us what Heathkit model you have.

It would probably help to have a manual

Manual URL's are at
http://ac6v.com/manuals.htm

Some free some pay

Once you know the model numbers you are looking for, You can also peruse
the
classifieds at URL:
http://ac6v.com/swap.htm

CL -- I doubt, therefore I might be !

I love that HP-23 PS except for 1 thing. That is, I wish that the B+ was
capable of more than 100 ma. I like to use the one bought for a bench supply
and sometimes I may need a little more that 400ma. Does anyone have any
ideas, like swap the transformer with?? Any response will be most
appreciated. Sorry to the original poster for riding on his original
question.

Cordially,
west
AF4GC