Enhance Your Ham Radio Experience With a Heathkit SB 220

Heathkit SB-220 Modifications. Mileage may vary but this is how I modified my SB-220 for use during major contests. Basically you don’t need a “big bang” in the middle of a ferocious run on 20M. If you have a catastrophe, either by inexperienced ops working with gear that has the potential to take out power panels or an amplifier. Comes with original manual and cloth cover. We tested at 500+ watts output on 14.20 MHz at 120 VAC. S/N 545 7460. Prefer local pickup, but can quote shipping. 02/19 W205 Heathkit SB-220 $699.95 SOLD HF Amp This Heathkit SB-220 covers 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters. It features dual meters.

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If you're excited about entering the world of amateur radio, the Heathkit SB 220 was made for you as it was designed for the amateur radio community. Even through it's no longer being manufactured, you001all find the Heathkit SB 220 available on eBay. The following questions and answers might help you to know more about its specs and features so you know what you're getting.

What parts came in the Heathkit SB-220?According to the 1969 Heathkit SB-220 manual, you should expect to find the following Heathkit SB-220 parts in each SB 220 kit:

• Nine color-coded 0.5 watt resistors
• Three 1 watt resistors
• Two 5 watt resistors
• One 7 watt resistor
• Seven molded mica capacitors
• 11 mica capacitors
• 18 disc capacitors
• Nine controls and switches
• 20 diodes and tubes
• Miscellaneous components

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How do you operate the linear amplifier you001ave built?If you001ave assembled your Heathkit SB 220 according to the instructions that came along with the parts, your new linear amplifier should be completely operational. This amplifier was engineered to be used with an exciter that delivers 100 watts of Radio Frequency out (RF) output. If you couple the amplifier with an exciter that delivers less than 100 watts, the amplifier001as own output will be decreased, and if the exciter you use delivers more than 100 watts, you risk blowing out the amplifier.

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Turn the exciter on before you turn the amplifier on but reduce the exciter output to zero by turning the appropriate controls. After you have switched on your new amplifier, place the exciter in Tune Mode; the amplifier001as meter at this point should read 0.12 amperes. Slowly adjust the amplifier001as Tune and Load controls until the amplifier001as meter reads 0.35 amperes.

Heathkit 220 Amplifier

The diodes that are packaged in the Heathkit SB 220 heat up almost immediately when the amplifier is turned on. When you001ave finished your ham radio session, it001as important to let the amplifier run for several minutes without excitation before you turn it off so that the unit001as fans will cool these diode tubes down.

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What is the Heathkit SB-220?

Between 1947 and 1992, the Heath Company in Niles, Michigan, manufactured kits that enabled home hobbyists across the U.S. to build many different types of electronic devices. The Heathkit SB 220 helped ham radio enthusiasts put together 2-kilowatt-input/1.4-kilowatt-output linear amplifiers that boosted their radio systems001a signals. It's considered to be the first intelligently designed radio that was made for amateurs to use, and its affordable price made it accessible to anyone interested in radios.

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