The Heathkit HR-1680 SSB/CW Receiver

In this video I look at the Heathkit HR-1680 amateur radio receiver.

[@dickelliott8927]

I have an AR-1680 in storage until I retire from work to do a rebuild. I for about the unit until I found your video, and I am now retired, which prompted me to unpack the unit and get busy cleaning, repairing, and replacing faulty parts. When I finish the unit it will join my HW 5400 and HW-9 in my shack. 73 DE W9FPJ

[@duanetrivett750]

I just discovered this video. I thought I had seen all your videos. Good video Jeff

[@davidausterman5915]

I love this little receiver. Reminds me of my Allied 190 "twins". The audio coming through on you video sounds FB!

[@thomdurfee8477]

This radio was my very first receiver I had when I got my Novice ticket back in 1977. Took me a couple of weeks to build it and a friend of mine took it to his work to align it.

[@garywayland6168]

I built this receiver in 1978. Heath gave me credit! I was on the road as an electrician working at a new coal-burning electrical plant in Iowa. It was some fun times. I still have it in storage.

[@InternetGoldMiner]

Jeff one of the better videos describing the rig in full detail.

[@billpotter9716]

Thank you for this nice video. My first radios were HW-101, and later a SB-102, both used, but very nice. 73.

[@raccoonnyc]

Happy New Year and thanks for all your great videos.

[@wa4aos]

Another excellent and well done video from Jeff... Thanks

[@lesjohnson9740]

Thanks Jeff, good videos.

[@BlackHorseMilitia]

Very educational video. The radio is laid out nicely. Not a lot of clutter.

[@greggaieck4808]

Jeff tranter your Hathkit SW_7800 GENERAL CVERAGE receiver is cool my hobbys are painting pictures and lisining to shortwave and ssb iam thinking about getting my ham license I have 4 shortwave receivers me and my cousin are going to a Swap meet June 5th 2022 Sunday morning at 8 am in Milwaukee

[@BrokebackBob]

Where are the feet? Great video as always! I think you should emphasize in the intro that Heath made many more products than HAM/SW. Their audio and TV products were industry leading. Remember Heath started business and had initial success with test equipment, not HAM gear.

[@greggaieck4808]

Jeff tranter my other hobby is lisn to music records and CDs and fmstreo on my Yamaha reciver

[@Varianna12]

2 slide witches, 4 big knobs, a large tuning knob, and a real meter. Don't you just love it?

[@n2htt]

Hi Jeff, Great video as always. Could you post the part numbers you used to build the board extenders? Thanks and 73 Mike N2HTT

[@jefftranter]

These were the Digi-Key part numbers I used to make the extender: A14097-ND A14099-ND

[@n2htt]

Thanks Jeff, exactly what I was looking for! Digikey still carries them 73 Mike

[@cooker4409]

hey there bud.....a guy on you tube here might have the info on your 10 meter problem.....Robert Sumption....."the old ham"......video is about a year old I think....love your heathkit videos by the way.....

[@cooker4409]

had a problem tuning the 10 meter portion......bad trimmer caps I think.....short video.....might help ya....

[@jefftranter]

Thanks, I will check it out.

[@BlackHorseMilitia]

Are a lot of these radios still floating around out there? I would love to have one.

[@jefftranter]

They show up from time to time on eBay, but Heathkits in general are getting quite collectable and expensive unless you are lucky and come across one at a hamfest or flea market.

[@BlackHorseMilitia]

@@jefftranter gotcha. I gathered they may be pricey. Beautiful radios.

[@goat165]

I have if you want it.

[@goat165]

Do you need an external antenna for this?

[@jefftranter]

Yes.