My next restoration project is a Heathkit HW-16 transceiver. This is a CW (Morse code) only transceiver made from 1967-1976 by Heathkit. It puts out about 90 Watts of power on the 80, 40, and 15 meter amateur radio bands. The transmitter is crystal controlled but supports the HG-10 external VFO.
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| Front View of Radio as Received |
The unit I bought on ebay is in reasonably good shape. It has some rust, and is not working. Early indications are that has some open resistors in the power supply, which is very common for these units.
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| Rear View |
So far I have done some cleaning and initial inspection. I will be replacing the power supply filter capacitors and resistors using a kit from
Hayseed Hamfest. It also appears to have a bad transmitter final tube, so I will need to order one of those (they are available from some tube suppliers and ebay).
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| Top View With Cover Removed |
I also plan to replace the rusted front panel with a vinyl overlay from
Hayseed Hamfest.
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| Chassis After Some Cleaning |
I'll report more here as the restoration proceeds.
It does not "put out" 90 watts. It has about 90 watts INPUT to the final amplifier. That means it will put out maybe 50 watts.
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