[Amps] Which hearhkit amp would you choose?

[Jeff Carter]

SB-220.  Take it down to bare metal, build it back up the *right* way,
and have yourself a very functional heirloom piece.

I haven't looked recently, but there was a time on eBay where you
could almost buy the old chassis and refurb them for a living based on
the final auction prices.  I seriously considered it at one point when
I was between jobs.  I may still do it after I retire if there's still
any point (if we still have any spectrum to run them in).

They're fun to build and pretty easy for anyone with any
mechanical/electronic competence at all.  There are higher powered
amps out there, but if you rebuild a SB-220 you will also be able to
repair it, which is a tremendous advantage.

Example of a rebuild: http://www.kd4rbg.com

Jeff

On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 11:29 PM, Mike Lyon <mike.lyon at gmail.com> wrote:
> Howdy.
>
> Looking to buy a heathkit amp. Looking at the sb-220, sb-221 and the
> sb230. Amp will mostly be used for 40 and 80. Which do people
> recommend?
>
> 73's,
> Mike
> KE6MRE
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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