Sure, imagine a K2 with knobs and switches and without computer control. Then mass produce it, and away you go.
Just your basic CW/SSB 80 to 10 meter rig without an antenna tuner, keyer, precise frequency readout, passband tuning, filters, maybe some vfo drift, etc. Part of the key is the mass production part, heathkit sold a lot of gear, and a lot of it was the same, the DX100/DX100b ran a while, as the HW100, HW101, and the (almost the same) SB101. Just what was the audio output tube in the HW101? I remember it being so rare, heathkit was the only place I could find one back then... I was never fond of the DX100 'built out' mod transformer designed to clip audio at 90% modulation by generating distortion (and sometimes blowing the transformer) from an incorrect ratio, or the low voltage tap off the center of two 450 volt electrolytic filter caps running at 850 volts, and other cost saving tricks heathkit did. I guess I just come from a homebrewers standpoint, where I don't need to make so many compromises to cost. I guess that is why I got rid of all that old stuff and went all home brew, too much cost cutting.... I don't think the rig you describe (hw101 specs) would sell at all, unless it was a kit maybe. You can buy a good used rig for much less. A good used icom 756 pro with fancy screen can be got for about $1000.00, an old FT101 or an old kenwood (with tube finals) can be got very cheap... Brett N2DTS > > Do you guys think it is feasible to design / build a basic 100 watt HF > transceiver kit that would sell for $600? Something that would give > basic SSB / CW / Data modes, 10-80, with good (not great) performance. > > And would such a kit sell, or have people moved past that sort of rig? > > I think the closest thing we have to that today is the $1000 rigs from > Ikensu or maybe the Argonaut from TT. > > - Keith N1AS - > - K2 5411.ssb.100 - > - K3 Wave 3 - > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
