AHHHH YES! My very first transceiver after being newly licensed back in the 70's as a high school kid in Jersey, was the HW-16 and matching HG-10 VFO! Your video brings back some great memories for sure. That was one of the best sunspot cycles back in '77-'79 (when I had this rig), and I remember being in awe at what CW DX I could work on 15m with just an attic dipole (inverted vee)! I had the Heath electronic keyer as well. Good times for sure!
You truly are an artist. I understand audio amplification but all those old books I've been reading boggles my mind when it comes to radio. I'm just going to have to crack down on it. Oh yeah, I gotta get my solid state game on, too.
Nice to see this oldie get a new life. I have built many supply boards like that over the years. Gives it that nostalgia look. Thanks for another great video Terry. Was fun.
In 1978 I was a wireless operator In the Royal Navy Reserve in the training room we had a very old transmitter 10 ft high by 10ft wide a brute and a Racal Ra17 and a WW2 Marconi Cr100 the whole set up was keyed with relays via the morse key the sound of your HW 16 reminds me of the sound it made fond memories.
Just rebuilt an HW-16, and followed your lead on replacing the caps. After a little work, my new HW-16 is working great. The only thing I forgot was the wine during the rebuild process.
Glad someone is keeping the classics on the air... CW never held much interest for me, but still can't be beat for QRP and narrow bandwidth. 73 DE W5SSJ
I really must congratulate you on the professionalism and quality of your videos, my friend. Your presentation, script and articulation are a pleasure to listen to, and it is obvious that you fully prepare beforehand. You have my sincere congratulations. As an aside, we are kindred spirits, if you will. I grew up with most of the gear you feature. 73, Peter, VR2VPH
That capacitor board is an excellent idea, and could be applied to lots of other rigs, like the DX-60, for example. Tne chirp can sometimes be due to the crystal. Some crystals are more “chirpy” than others. Great little rig!
I'm impressed how easy you make repair look! I've been trying to get this vintage TV I have going for ages. I'm just now getting around to ordering parts to recap a tube scope. And I'm all still overwhelmed I hope I get the hang of it like you and other tube wizards eventually.
Hello terry at D lab. I saw your vidio on the Heith HW16. I think your a goofy son of a gun a good human being love your vidios good job on all. I watch. Uncle Dougs tube amp vidios also. All in all very Informitive thanks. Dwight kc4itu
Hi Terry. HW-16 was my first rig in 69 (it can be seen in my profile photo [from 72]). I still have it and another. There was a mod suggested by a friend at heath of adding a cap in oscillator for chirp (I don't remember location but I think 82 pf on grid). I know I added it to schematic in the manual so would have to dig it out. No chirp with VFO though.
Very good plan, and if I was going to do another, that's the way to do it. Another question, I was watching a video on the HG-10B VFO, and I think it was you doing it, it wasn't about a freq counter, but there was a freq counter in the one that was being worked on. Was that you perhaps, and can you tell me how it was connected? I have a couple of those from eBay, trying to connect one to the 16, but I'm thinking the VFO might be a better way to go?
