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DX-60 PTT Modification
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HW-16 Capacitor Replacement
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N6TLU, Terry, features our net once again on his YouTube D-Lab Electronics channel.
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2019 AM Meet, Sturgis, MI
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2019 AM Meet, Sturgis, MI
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2019 AM Meet, Sturgis, MI
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2019 AM Meet, Sturgis, MI
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2019 AM Meet, Sturgis, MI
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2019 AM Meet, Sturgis, MI
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2019 AM Meet, Sturgis, MI
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2019 AM Meet, Sturgis, MI
Jerry, W9JMK, Nails a Mosley CM-1 w/Matching Speaker
2019 AM Meet, Sturgis, MI
DX-60 With D-Lab Mods (NB9M)
N6TLU Installed PTT and the Monologue Mods. Check out the YouTube videos! Don't forget to request a wine glass.
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Posted: 02/15/2020
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2020 Hoosier AM Swapmeet
September 19, 2020 (RSVP Online) *** Signup at the link above. ***Date: September 19, 2020Time: 8AM – 3PMLocation: 7382 W 500 S, Morgantown, IN 46160Talk-In: 146.52 FM SimplexRaffle Prize Awarded @2PM: Excellent Johnson Viking Ranger II w/PTT!STURGIS STYLE. THERE ARE NO INDOOR VENDOR OPTIONS. BRING TARPS, ETC IF IT LOOKS LIKE RAIN!The swapmeet will be at the QTH of NB9M, about 45 minutes southw... READ MORE
Posted: 02/09/2020
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WA8SAJ Adds W9RAN T/R to Nouveau 75 Transceiver
Don't miss this DX-60.NET article submitted by Jeff, WA8SAJ.... READ MORE
Posted: 11/11/2019
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W9DYV Radio Symposium Flyer (.pdf)
Winterfest 2020 – St. Louis Friday January 24th, 2020 Click the link above to view and/or print the PDF fileThe 8th W9DYV's Amateur Radio SymposiumJanuary 24-25, 2020If you boatanchor guys in the Midwest really wanted to attend the W9DYV Radio Symposium in past years but didn't relish so long of a drive, fret no longer - the Symposium is coming near you!Next year, boatanchor/restoration enthusiasts, historian-hobbyists and those wishing ... READ MORE
Posted: 10/27/2019
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K5LYN's SB-10/Collins 310B/DX-60 Experiment
Check out Lynn's unusual DX-60 application! Lynn is using a DX-60 between an SB-10 and a Collins exciter in an AB1 configuration! Click the link above to see the article.... READ MORE
Posted: 09/29/2019
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Vintage Boatanchor Symposium 1/24/2020, St. Louis
ARRL's Bob Allison coming to Symposium Nick Tusa, N5EF, has advised me that a Midwest W9DYV Amateur Radio Symposium is coming up January 24 in St. Louis, as part of the Winterfest. He is currently lining up speakers, and is actively seeking knowledgable Hallicrafters speakers in the area. Any information on the status of the Hallicrafters trademark name, and Professional Electronics, would be appreciated.&nb... READ MORE
Posted: 09/29/2019
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WA8SAJ's Nouveau 75
$99 75M AM QRP Transceiver As heard on the 9/29/2019 DX-60 net. Click on the link above to see the pictures and comments from Jeff, WA8SAJ.... READ MORE
Posted: 09/15/2019
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AM & SSB: A ‘Gentlemen’s Agreement’
Hello to my friends and Directors of the ARRL,I noted with pleasure that the ARRL Board has passed a motion addressing HF data bandwidth.For many years, there has been an outcry from HF AM operators to have the ARRL Board address the situation of the original ‘Gentlemen’s’ agreement that was set up – basically from the stations that operated AM. In the mid 50’s, SSB b... READ MORE
Posted: 06/04/2019
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17th Annual AM Get-Together
Gary, KI8BQ, Hosts Another Swapmeet LOCATION: KI8BQ QTH half way between Chicago and Detroit (on the Michigan - Indiana state line) TIME: 10:00 am Michigan timeBRING: Your boatanchors and guest ... camping is available for those who wish to come early. We will have Coffee and rolls. Sloppy Joes, Chips and Soft Drinks for Lun... READ MORE
Posted: 05/26/2019
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DX 60 Net Badges!
Hello all from W8TOW NCS for the net. Here is a prototype for the DX60 Badge. If you like, please let us know. The cost for group members is about $10-12Some design modifications are possible.73 SteveW8TOW... READ MORE
Posted: 12/15/2018
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Pictures/Audio Clips/Videos of N8ECR Needed!
Let's remember Mike here on DX-60.NET If you have any pictures, audio clips or videos of Mike, N8ECR (SK) that you would like to share, please forward them to Brad, NB9M or Steve, W8TOW:brad@nb9m.comw8tow@dx-60.netWe'll make sure they get posted on the site in his memory.Thanks for taking the time,- Brad, NB9Mnb9m.com... READ MORELatest Articles
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Using the W9RAN T/R Relay w/Noveau-75 & SDR-Play
Jeff Covelli, WA8SAJ Just finished my first W9RAN Versa-TR Switch from Hayseed Hamfest and I put into a BUD box (tight fit). I am using it with the Noveau-75 and my SDR-Play receiver & laptop, plus other receivers in a multi-coupler system I have here. The Noveau-75 now goes through the relay box and only the SDR and other receivers are used. The Noveau-75 receiver is "NOT&... READ MORE
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K5LYN's SB-10/Collins 310B/DX-60 Experiment
Most unsual DX-60 lashup ever... Above is a picture of my latest project. After doing the transceiver thing, with a CE20A, mated to a SX-115, then the next transceiver project, a 10A mated to any Drake R4 series receiver, I had an idea. Those transceiver projects have a lot of oscillators, and even the crystal oscillators can drift as they warm up, which requires re-zeroing the transmitter to the receiver from time to... READ MORE
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Remembering Mike, N8ECR (SK)
Tributes and pictures submitted by net membership If you have some pictures or a small tribute you'd like to submit in memory of our former net control, please send them to brad@nb9m.com or W8TOW.dx-60.net for inclusion here.Here is Mike N8ECR at the QTH of Ron/K8FG. Mike N8ECR stopped by with his new dog, the pic was taken on 06-29-2011.Mike and Ron N8UUH would head over to my area (14mi SW of Tawas City) so we could enjoy a lunch at H... READ MORE
Category: Schematics & Manuals
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DX-60 Assembly Manual (PDF)
Made available by W5RKL (w5rkl.com) *** The PDF is Downloadable below ***Thanks to Mike, W5KRL, for making a good copy of a DX-60 Assembly Manual.... READ MORE
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DX-60B Assembly Manual (PDF)
Made available by W5RKL (w5rkl.com) *** The PDF is Downloadable below ***Thanks to Mike, W5RKL, for making a good copy of a DX-60B Assembly Manual.... READ MORE
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DX60B FUNCTION SWITCH REPAIR AND MODIFICATION
*** The .PDF file is downloadable below ***There are lots of mods for the Heathkit DX60 on the internet. These include audio and PTT mods. The PTT mods address an issue with the function switch and makes switching between RX and TX more flexible. The Function wafer switch on an unmodified DX60 switches the high voltage secondary of the power transformer when going from standby (receive) to transmi... READ MORE
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DX-60B Transmitter Schematics (PDF)
Thanks to www.nostalgickitscentral.com *** The PDF is Downloadable below ***Very crisp, legible, printable schematic. Original link: https://www.nostalgickitscentral.com/heath/schematics/heathkit_schema_dx60b.pdf ... READ MORE
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Heathkit DX-60 PTT Modification
By Bill Sepulveda, K5LN ** The .PDF file is downloadable below ***One of the biggest short comings of the DX-60 is the function switch, and the need to switch the phone operation to Push-To-Talk (PTT), which should enhance the operation and save the function switch. I also wound up using a D-104 unamplified microphone with my DX-60B. Parts List: 1 – Two pin Microphone connector 2 – 6 or 12 VDC 4PDT Relay (If ... READ MORE