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KOP

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HW-101
« on: November 24, 2022, 11:30:52 AM »

I want to replace her lost HW-101. It's a long story and I don't want to replay it.

I still have a power supply but also lost the speaker/PS combo
It isn't really a Christmas wish. It's just time to see he smile.

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November 28, 2018, 09:16:04 AM

W0CKI

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Re: HW-101
« Reply #1 on: November 24, 2022, 04:44:49 PM »

Have you looked in the national ham radio scrap yard?
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KOP

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Re: HW-101
« Reply #2 on: November 24, 2022, 09:15:15 PM »

Excuse me please if the humor is lost on me.
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I considered a microwave oven magnetron and a 4' dish as a drone-killer. The ERP would be on the order of a hundred thousand watts or so. ~anon

November 28, 2018, 09:16:04 AM

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Re: HW-101
« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2022, 06:03:46 AM »

I want to replace her lost HW-101. It's a long story and I don't want to replay it.

I still have a power supply but also lost the speaker/PS combo
It isn't really a Christmas wish. It's just time to see he smile.

Unless your are abject to it, go over to QRZ.com and search the classifieds there for N5OLA, he is a wizard at restoring Heath Kits and has a HW-101 for sale now..

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Re: HW-101
« Reply #4 on: December 03, 2022, 08:46:26 AM »

I want to replace her lost HW-101. It's a long story and I don't want to replay it.

I still have a power supply but also lost the speaker/PS combo
It isn't really a Christmas wish. It's just time to see he smile.

A suggestion:

Keep an eye out for an SB-101. The two rigs are very similar - the HW-101 is the low-cost version. The SB-101 has several improvements over the HW-101: better VFO, better SSB filter, provision for external VFO, and more. Yet the basic circuits and use are the same.

Good luck
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K8AXW

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Re: HW-101
« Reply #5 on: December 03, 2022, 10:18:58 AM »

Or the SB-102, which corrected most shortcomings of the SB-101.

I suspect this is a nostalgia thing though.  Understand that as well.   :)
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Re: HW-101
« Reply #6 on: December 04, 2022, 01:34:57 PM »

I want to replace her lost HW-101. It's a long story and I don't want to replay it.

I still have a power supply but also lost the speaker/PS combo
It isn't really a Christmas wish. It's just time to see he smile.

A suggestion:

Keep an eye out for an SB-101. The two rigs are very similar - the HW-101 is the low-cost version. The SB-101 has several improvements over the HW-101: better VFO, better SSB filter, provision for external VFO, and more. Yet the basic circuits and use are the same.

Good luck
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KOP

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Re: HW-101
« Reply #7 on: December 09, 2022, 11:12:40 AM »

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I considered a microwave oven magnetron and a 4' dish as a drone-killer. The ERP would be on the order of a hundred thousand watts or so. ~anon

November 28, 2018, 09:16:04 AM

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Re: HW-101
« Reply #8 on: December 10, 2022, 09:56:04 AM »

KOP: Beautiful !  I enjoyed building and using MANY Heathkits for many years.  Heathkits allowed me to explore and learn many facets of ham radio.

Heath filled a niche in ham radio.  I believe the ripples of the loss of Heath is still being felt.
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KOP

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Re: HW-101
« Reply #9 on: December 10, 2022, 03:09:09 PM »

Kari and I have lost a lot over the last two years. Granted most of it was just "stuff".
This was her first HF radio and reminds her of her grandfather's, Bernard J Scherman WA7FKI SK) station. She would sit in the hallway outside his room, not wanting to disturb him, listening to the world.

Decades later Kari was able to acquire his call not by close family member but by vanity. "I want to earn the right to it just like anyone else. I don't care If they call it vanity, so be it."

A group C call wasn't enough for Kari. She passed her extra specifically so she could make complete use of her VE. "It's empowering for a woman to walk into a VE session and see a woman at the grading table. You can do this."

So, you see, it isn't just a radio. It's about the art, science, enjoyment, and history of amateur radio. That and Benton Harbor green :-)
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I considered a microwave oven magnetron and a 4' dish as a drone-killer. The ERP would be on the order of a hundred thousand watts or so. ~anon

November 28, 2018, 09:16:04 AM

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Re: HW-101
« Reply #10 on: December 10, 2022, 09:01:17 PM »

KOP: 
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She would sit in the hallway outside his room, not wanting to disturb him, listening to the world.

This is very sad.  There's no doubt in my mind the old gentleman would have lit up like a Christmas Tree if he would have known!

I'm happy to hear that Keri is now carrying on the tradition.  Enjoy!
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Re: HW-101
« Reply #11 on: December 11, 2022, 12:12:49 AM »

I want to replace her lost HW-101. It's a long story and I don't want to replay it.

I still have a power supply but also lost the speaker/PS combo
It isn't really a Christmas wish. It's just time to see he smile.

Ham Radio Outlet in Anaheim CA has a Heathkit HW-101 and power supply for sale in what looks like decent condition.  I was there Friday to pick up another radio and looked at it briefly.   It may still be there.  It's not listed on their site at the moment - but they often have some odds and ends that take time to make it to the "Used" or Consignment" lists.  I suggest that you call them and ask:  714-533-7373

I hope you find what you're looking for.

Brian - K6BRN
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