Heathkit HR 10 Servicing Part 2

Finally the Heathkit HR-10/10B; the classic beginners amateur radio receiver, is in shape to be aligned and brought back into excellent performance.

[WRMD]

Nice looking rig and great video. Thanks for sharing!

[thomasreed]

Enjoyed the series! Thanks for your time. As a side note I built the "improved" Morgan regen a while back using your videos it was very successful and enjoyable. Thanks again

[docfoot]

My first receiver i had The Heathkit 10b and an old homebrew phassing transmitter, brings back memory's .good to see this equipment .73.s zl3je

[snarfusmaximus]

"Kill me now, he's gonna talk about the schematic and the block diagram..." Aww, man, that's one of the parts I look forward to the most.

[Capecodham]

I wish I had a receiver like that. Hey I do, just like that. Very well done video.

[berndb.]

Hi Michael,
I really liked this little series.
It's fun to watch your restoration.
UY5ZZ was also verry loud to hear today ;-)
At the same time, I also sat at my lab bench and adjusted my home appliance.
73 Bernd

[janetwinslow]

I did exactly the same to mine for proper alignment. And yes, quite deaf on 15 and 10m!

[mikesmuseum]

Aha, see what I mean? This is why I change out all electrolytic caps. You should have known that by now, lol. But at least you demonstrated WHY they need to be replaced. Great video - Job well done!

[Texan]

As a teen I dreamed about having a HR-10B and a DX-60. It was years later I got a HR-10 that worked. Nice looking rigs. I moved up to a Drake R-4A and WOW what a jump. I have enjoyed your videos. Watching for the next presentation.

[HD]

I really enjoyed your video. I own a HR-10b and a DX-60b that I hope to get into operation sometime this year. Gary W9TOF

[anthonymokelkie]

I think we should all go back to the novice days

[okrm]

Big thanks for both videos! I was able to fix another old HR-10 and partially align it. I can now listen to signals in 80, 40 and 20 meter bands, including some weird stations (some AM radio at about 3955, daily name calling "duels" at 7050-7060 LSB. Still waiting for some tools I need to align the cores. Is there any hint how to make 21 MHz work? When I look at VFO signal, for 21 MHz band it exists, but is fairly weak (about 10 volts p-p IIRC).

[waaos]

Mike,
has anyone tried amplifying the injection freq for 15 and 10 meters to improve sensitivity?? A few xistors/FETs and a bandswitch tap for biasing the xsistors should help considerably.
Also, did you calibrate your outboard converter to match the 15/10 meter dial scales?
There is room to help this old girl and give her a little breast augmentation.. Hi hi
It'll never be in the same league as many other RX's of the time but could be a decent Novice RX with loads of room for serious improvement.
73,
Glenn WA4AOS

[LarryDeSilva]

I don't even remember what novice rig I was using back in 1967 when I was a novice Remember my call letters were WN6YJK but it Might have been the Heathkit Hw16 Transceiver or it was the Arc5 receiver and the DX60 I switched back and forth. But this video gives me insight into your meticulous approach to repairing another great Novice receiver that you brought back to life and it works great.

[waylonbelt]

Do you repair and up date and offer repair service, I have both a transmitter and receiver?

[tonyperry]

Mike, how long did that alignment take?

[robertbruce]

Excellent 2 parter....breathe new life into tired classics! G7JDZ

Muchas GRACIAS. Muy bueno.73, s ea5bii

[PapasDino]

TNX for taking the time to video and share your project! 73 - Dino KL0S

[terryshotts]

Hi Mike You may want to consider the Heathkit HW-16 in your novice series. Don't know if you've used one but it's dandy set with a good number of features. I used one back in the 80's as a novice. Great fun! de N3GTE