Low cost source for 6146W

[Darryl Jones]

Thanks, any mods really aren't worth doing on a good unmolested set, so 
you're right, most people stay away unless it's a "junker" rig.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "kd4e" <doc at kd4e.com>
To: "Darryl Jones" <1986944 at COMCAST.NET>
Cc: <HEATH at LISTS.TEMPE.GOV>
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 9:09 AM
Subject: Re: Low cost source for 6146W


> If you do a http://clusty.com search on Heath and 6146W I would expect
> that you'd get several hits as there have been a number of articles and
> discussions about this.
>
> It is not that a 6146W will not work, it is just that the circuit
> components
> are not designed for them, you have to tweak the values and most Hams
> don't see the value added to do all of that.
>
> There are tons of 6146's that are plug & play out there for $8.-$10. each,
>
>
> > Darryl Jones wrote:
>> What's the rule of thumb for date codes on 6146W's?
>> How does one know it's B vs A? I've always stayed away from W's as I
>> bought
>> a pair and couldn't get them
>> working right in my old Heath.
>>
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