Conar 400 Transmitter CW-Only Fully Restored, New Meter, Manual (read)

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Seller: wesleymatthews ✉️ (678) 100%, Location: Springfield, Pennsylvania, US, Ships to: US & many other countries, Item: 326046091756 Conar 400 Transmitter CW-Only Fully Restored, New Meter, Manual (read).

This is a fully restored and fully functional Conar 400 CW only transmitter. It was a kit as part of an electronics learning tool often paired with the Conar 500 receiver that can be found on eBay from time to time. I used mine primarily with my SDR and an MFJ RF Antenna Switch. Great combo. Old meets new.


I painted and clear coated the cabinet. I added a ground lug and a 3-wire grounded power cord. I rebuilt the entire power supply section to include a fuse. Can you believe a teaching aid didn’t include one in the design? The meter was a useless bouncy thing so I custom built a new meter to include a new meter face and shunt which is calibrated. All the capacitors were replaced, all the solder joints checked, out of tolerance resistors, etc. it works like a champ. Well, like a novice rig as it should. I don’t recommend QRP crystals. Use real ones. This can be hard on the QRP variety.


I’m including a nice bound manual with card stock covers and schematic. It’s very easy to tune and operate. I made many QSO’s whose musical note (chirp) warmed the hearts of the hams on the other end. Check out the pics. A lot of work went into to making this as nice as possible. The face isn’t perfect, but whose is? It’s very thin metal and designed to be inexpensive for new hams. Otherwise, it’s a gem.


Buy it. Have fun operating it, and then pass it on. Please don’t let it sit on a shelf for 20 years. It’s meant to be enjoyed. There aren’t many of these around so spread the joy.


Wes

W3KW


Here is a link to a YouTube description:


https://youtu.be/teX4tgqGYg4?si=nRzj0cp5MXwcGJ1p

  • Condition: Used
  • Brand: Conar
  • Type: CW
  • Model: Conar 400
  • Band: 80-40-15 CW Only
  • Compatible Product: Heathkit National Hammarlund Drake Hallicrafters

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