6 METER AM OLDIES BUT GOODIES
Compiled By: Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF
OLD AM RADIOS
Clegg 99'er - 1960 - Double Conversion Superhet, 7 watt Xtal Xmit.
Clegg 66'er- 1963 AM/CW Xtal Xcvr, 60 watts in to a 6883,
nuvistor front end, BFO for SSB Rx, mod/ps in a separate "foot-warmer".*
Gonset Communicator I - 1955 - superhet rcvr - 7 watt Xtal
transmit - VFO optional
Gonset Communicator II - 1957 - See above - 5 switch selectable
XTals or VFO option
Gonset Communicator III - 1959 - restyled Comm I with S-Meter replacing eye-tube tuning
Gonset Communicator IV - 1960 - low-profile ansd new low TVI transmitter.
Gonset G-76 - 1961 - HF radio with 6 meter coverage. A real performer with 40 watts out.
Gonset G-50 - 1958 - 50 watt transmitter, Internal VFO control.. Sharp looking package. White face.
Hallicrafters SR-34 - 1958 - 6 & 2 Meter xcvr that was a decade ahead of its time!
Heathkit Sixer - 1960 - sensative super-regen receiver Very sensative but no selectivity.- 5 watt input, Xtal only transmitter.
Heathkit HW-10 "Shawnee" 10 watts from a 6360, 120vac, 6 & 12 VDC p/s built in, VFO or Xtal.*
Knight TR-106- 50-52 Mc 15 watt mobile, Xtal Xcvr, with AC and DC p/s.*
Lafayette HE-35 - 1960 - poor sensativity / drift-laden receiver, great 5 watt transmitter.
Lafayette HE-45 - 1960 - Fair but drifty receiver, low audio on transmit. Known for spurs.
Lafayette HE-45A - 1961 - Fixed the spurious emmission problem, tinny audio. VFO option
Lafayette HE-45B - 1962 - Fixed Audio problerm but receiver still drifts as did aux VFO.
Lafayette HA-460 - updated version of HE-45, built-in VFO, 50-52 mc, AM only.*
Lafayette HA-650 - 2 & 1/2 watt "solid-state", 6-channel
Xtal Xmit, VFO Rx, uses 10 D cells or outboard AC supply. *
Lafayette HA-750-5 watt s-s VFO 50-52 Mc AM only,
8 C cells or outboard AC.*
L'il LuLu - 1960 - TVI free (?) VFO 7 watt Xmtr and low-noise converter. Req external rcvr. Made by Whippany Labs
Polycomm 6n2 - 1961 - Great looking but built in VFO drifts badly. Use Xtal control.
Polycom, 6 - 1962 - 6 meter only version of above. Less VFO drift and better Xmit audio.
Solar System 6 - 1963 - Big planetary dial, so-so receiver -great sounding transmitter.
Swan 250 - 1965 SSB,AM Good sounding receiver 100W out put
Somewhat drifty for the 1st 1/2 hr, no s-meter. 2 6146b tubes.
Utica 650 - 1962 - Sensative but drifty receiver, Xmtr problems with low drive to final.
Venus 50 - 50.575 kc standard (others spl order) coverage, AM, CW, SSB Xcvr, p/s separate. *
WRL Techceiver 6 - 1963 - See Lafayette HE-35. Almost a clone in kit form. No power supply.
CONVERTERS
Heathkit XC-6 6m Converter, 28.000 MHz xtal.two tuning capacitors.
Amico CB-6 Will have info very soon!
Here are some "newsgroups" to watch for some of these radios for sale.
rec.radio.amateur.dx
rec.radio.amateur.equipment
rec.radio.amateur.homebrew
rec.radio.swap
rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors
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