Heathkit Green

[rob]

Fred,

I have an SB-610 and it is a darker green and is not as crinkle-painted as it "should be" --- the paint is too smooth (but not perfectly smooth).   Looks like some kind of Army green..  I don't like it.

My SB-401/303 and SB-650 digital frequency display don't have this "problem."

I always wondered if there ever was a "properly" done small run of SB-610 painted faces out there that match the SB-401 and SB-303 better.

Let the investigation begin.

-- Rob VE3JQL

Fred Wittman wrote:

> I have a recent addition to my "green room" - an SB-610.  It has prompted me to ask this question:  My SB-301's front panel is a different shade of green from the front panel of my SB-310, and the SB-610 is a different shade from both of them.  Next to the SB-310, the 301 looks almost olive, and the 610 seems somewhere in between.  Didn't Heathkit standardize their front panel colors, or did they go through "model changes" over the years (in which case, could this be an accurate way to tell an item's age)?  Thanks in advance.  Fred - KG6NYK
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