Heath HD-1250 Solid State Dip meter

[Mark Graalman WB8JKR]

 There was a suggestion in the QST Hints & Kinks about
doing that a number of years ago but I've never tried it myself.
 I did replace the osc transistor with a 2N5179 and it works
much nicer.

73,  Mark  WB8JKR


On Sun, 27 Jul 2003 22:22:30 -0500 John Farrington <jfarren at SAMLINK.COM>
writes:
> Some years ago (was it 25 or so already?) I asked Heath tech
> assistance
> about the low RF output power of the HD-1250 dip meter relative to
> previous tube types, making use more difficult, and they told me to
> double its power source to 18V by wiring up two 9V batteries in
> series.
> Was anyone else told this?
>
> 73
>
> John    KE5ZB
>
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