Homebrew HBR-16 by Ted Crosby W6TC

[Mike B. Feher]

Kees & Group -

I would be interested in knowing this as well. I actually did build the HBR
13 and the HBR 16 when I was in High School around 1963. They served me
well. Never did have enough money for an Eddystone dial however so I used an
affordable National. A friend of mine from that era might still have them,
I'll have to contact him and see. The matching transmitter I built to use
with it had 3 parallel 6146s with a VFO using the capacitor out of an ARC-5
receiver with a home made, lead filled, flywheel on the shaft. One good turn
and it would go from min. to max. Those were fun days. Soon thereafter all
my receivers and transmitters that I built used transistors. In those days
they were pretty challenging. 73 - Mike


Mike B. Feher, N4FS
89 Arnold Blvd.
Howell, NJ, 07731
732-901-9193

>When I first started in ham radio and really wanted to dive
>in and build a receiver in the early 60s it was the HBR-16
>first published in October 1959 QST . I ordered all the
>paperwork from Ted and started but didn't finish. I wonder
>if there are still any of these old units out there and if
>anyone has one for sale ?
>
>73s  Kees  K5BCQ.

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