[Amps] Heathkit HL-2200 Diminished receive.

[Bruce Osterberg]

Good Morning
I have a Heath HL-2200 Amplifier that has a Amplifier in/out switch on 
it.  When the Amplifier switch is out I can receive normally on my 
transceiver.  But when I switch the Amplifier to the IN  position I do 
draw the idling plate current of .1 amps, but my receiver is now about 6 
S units down in receive.  Just listening to different noise levels on 
different bands I can watch the S-meter on my FT-1000 mk v and see it go 
down when switching the amplifier in and out.  The Amplifier does key 
perfectly well though.  Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks Bruce N9BX 73