Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog

Back in the 1960s, 2m was almost exclusively AM and 70cm was the frontier. These days many (probably most)  prefer digital modes like FT8. W...

An early Heathkit advert As a teenager I always wanted a 2m HW30 kit. Goodness knows why, as by modern standards they were poor!  Heathkit m...

When I was young I coveted a Benton Harbour Lunchbox.  This was a 5W 2m AM transceiver. At the time, 2m was very quiet and a super-regen RX ...

Back in the 1960s I always wanted a Heathkit Twoer 2m AM transceiver. I even bought the manual, although I never did get a rig. The RX w...

If, like me, you are rather old you may remember the Heathkit Twoer, Sixer and similar rigs. These were 5W AM transceivers covering either...