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HW-16 Capacitor Replacement


Terry, N6TLU

DX-60 Modifications 0 Comments 03/63/2019 


Posted By: Bradley Stone (stonebs)
Posted on 03/63/2019

(This radio now belongs to Brad, NB9M.  Thanks Terry!)

A very sought after vintage transceiver. Heathkit produced these for Novice operators. A full break-in transceiver, approx 50 watts output. I had one as a kid, no license, but always dreamed of putting it on the air. Now I have another. It needs some TLC, however I knew it would be worth the efforts. Yes, got it working, and what a fun little CW rig! There is some chirp, but manageable. I plan to keep it on the air. Look for this station on 40 meters, 7.115 Mhz. Hope you enjoy the video de N6tlu.


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