Wanted Amphenol Clear Coil Form (HBR parts)

[Lewis c Emerson]

 Hi Scott (and others),

I'm back from my West Virginia trip and have located the Amphenol coil
forms - there are 21 in the collection.  Now I need to locate the
variable caps that fit into them.  I know I bought a bunch of them many
years ago when I had thoughts of building the HRB receiver.  I also found
the winding wire.

First of all, I guess I need to locate the schematic for the HBR so I can
see just how many forms are needed. Maybe you can tell me.

Scott, I've had several others who are interested in the entire
collection of HBR stuff I have and I guess I may should consider them
first, but you are the one who raised this question - so I feel an
obligation to you too.  (What a dilemma)

I had thoughts of putting the entire collection up on e-Bay, but I've
never sold stuff there and really don't know how to start.  Some one
mentioned a website devoted to the HRB receiver and maybe I should look
there too.  Where is it?

Are you sure that you can't buy the forms from Amphenol?

I'm an octogenarian now, been a ham op for over 60 years and was a radio
"nut" before that - ever since my preteens.  I have a basement filled
with radio stuff and I need to downsize - in a big way.  You are helping.

73,

Doc, W4ITJ

On Fri, 16 Jun 2006 09:05:43 -0500 "Freeberg, Scott (STP)"
<Scott.Freeberg at GUIDANT.COM> writes:
> I recently acquired an HBR-13C homebrew receiver.  The HBR-13C was 
> described in QST magazine 1965, a 13 tube superhetrodyne receiver, 
> that anyone with (and these are my words) 'above average skills' can 
> build :)  Its designer, Ted Crosby, achieved near cult status as a 
> result of his HBR designs from the late 50's to mid 60's.
> 
> My 13C came with one set of coils, 15 meters, but none for my 
> favorite bands.  The coil forms used in the HBR series was the clear 
> Amphenol 1 1/4" diameter five pin form.  There is a 'band' around 
> the top of the coil form that is slightly wider than the windings 
> part of the form.  This wider band allows an air variable capacitor 
> to sit down into it.  The builder of my 13C used what appears to be 
> RTV to hold the cap ends securely in place.
> 
> The HBR uses three coils per band, and I want to wind 80, 40, 20 
> meters.  Does anyone on here have any of these clear Amphenol coil 
> forms for sale?  I'm going to initially try and find the clear forms 
> to keep up with the spirit of the HBR.  Oddly, the clear coils look 
> cool as well.  I can easily imagine my coils plugged into a nice oak 
> base while other bands are in use. Gads I think I need BA 
> intervention :))))) 
> 
> Are these clear coil forms unobtainium?
> 
> 73, Scott WA9WFA
> 
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