HW-101 to SB-102 conversion?

[Richard H. Arland]

Once upon a time, in a ham magazine long, long ago.....

It stays in my mind that either CQ or 73 mag did a "conversion" on a HS-101 to
add remote VFO jacks, low level RF output jacks for transverters, various relay
connections to the back panel, etc. The article basically told how to upgrade the
101 to have many of the same features of the SB-102.

I don't have the article, and have been half-heartedly looking for it for the
past couple of months. If someone has a source of 70s ham mags, this would be the
place to start.

73 Rich K7SZ

"Bob, WB2UJD" wrote:

> I have noticed the great degree of similarity in the two rigs including what
> looks to be:
>
> Some (most, all?) of the circuit boards
> The finals and cage
> chassis?
> anything else?
>
> The VFO looks to be solid state (and as I recall has finer granularity in
> tuning) and the front panel/case are different.  There is also one more
> control and an additional position on the function switch (this and the meter
> switch are rotaries instead of slide).
>
> Wondering if anyone has ever done such a conversion and if it would be
> worthwhile?
>
> Mainly I hated the way the HW-101 drifts and the dial accuracy.  I would be
> happy with improving that, but the SB looks nicer, works nicer (I think) and
> is more like a Collins than the HW ever was...
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Bob, WB2UJD
>
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