[Amps] Heathkit HL-2200

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>A CB filter?  Really!  I've never heard of that!  

The SB-221 was the first Heath amp with a CB filter.  The HL-2200 was the 
second.  A CB radio technician worth his salt can convert a SB-221 to 11m 
in under 15 minutes.

>An old friend of mine 
>(W6KAT), has one of these amplifiers.  If I remember him correctly, he said 
>that when this amplifier came out, there were mods to increase it output 
>power.  

Not that I have seen.  However, for 11m use, some Coax-Wax ® will 
supposedly make your feedline less lossy.

>I thought nothing of it back then.  As I got older and began 
>learning more about amplifiers, I see that the 2200 only has 2 3-500Zs.  My 
>guess is that it does all the power it can...per design.  Am I correct and 
>do you remember these 1980's rumors?
>
3-500Zs can be operated at 4500VDC on SSB, but the Heath bandswitch and 
the Tune-C can't.

>Thanks Rich!
>
ur welcome, Dino

>BTW, I don't like the green either!  :-)
>
>At 08:36 AM 02/06/2003 -0800, you wrote:
>
>
>> >Which came first SB220 or HL-2200?
>>
>>SB-220
>>
>> >What are the
>> >differences between them?
>>
>>The 2200 has a CB filter, a different cabinet design and it lacks the
>>puke-green paint.
>>...

-  R. L. Measures, a.k.a. Rich..., 805.386.3734, AG6K, 
www.vcnet.com/measures.  
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