My new toy, a Heathkit HW-8

Yesterday I managed to be the winning bidder for this little radio at the QRP Pacificon. Mike Schettler, WA6MER was kind enough to put it up, and I thank him profusely, it’s a very nice little rig. Now, I am one step closer to emulating Bill, M0HBR, as I have BOTH a Drake 2B and a Heathkit HW-8. Heh.

Addendum: My apologies for saying the word “actually” three times in once sentence. Chalk it up to me being fairly excited.


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2 thoughts on “My new toy, a Heathkit HW-8”

  1. Bill

    Congratulations Mark! My HW-8 is providing many QSOs these days. Get yourself the HW-8 Handbook — a collection of mods and hints. Great rig. 73 Bill

  2. Mark VandeWettering Post author

    I don’t have to get myself a copy of the HW-8 Handbook: Mike Schettler, WA6MER was kind enough to include it with the rig, along with a notebook chocked full of all sorts of information and schematics he got from the Internet. Lots of good reading ahead of me.

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