Mystery Transmitter

Bob/WB0AUQ brainbol at SUNFLOWER.COM
Thu Dec 7 20:53:43 EST 2000


Appears to be the mating transmitter for
the Heath HBR-5
Aircraft Receiver ("Battery operated
aircraft beacon superheterodyne
receiver").  Receiver covered 190Kc to
420Kc, used tubes: 1T4 rf amp,
1R5 converter, 1T4 if amp, 1S5 det-af,
3Q4 pwr out.
Apparently from mid/late 1940s.
Info from Howard Sams' CR1 "Post War
Communications Receiver Manual", 10/48.

Bob/WB0AUQ

Ed Goss wrote:
>
> Hello,
>      Did anyone see this transmitter recently go on ebay?
> http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=514066862&tc=photo
> It's described as an aircraft transmitter Model HT-4, made by
> Heath.  Can anyone furnish any more info on this model?  Thanks.

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