#34/35, Bring an old Kenwood ts-520 back to life part 1 & 2

[Radio Tech]

Another good video Buddy. Nice work. And Sue, thats an impressive collection of gear Wish i had an IFR, hard to find here in the UK.
Hammers, we call them 'fine adjusters' in the workshop here. Or maybe 'universal programming tool'.

Thanks.
Sue sure has a nice collection there. Wish my work bench was that clean.

[voltz]

I do believe in keeping benches clear after a job is completed. Its good policy.

Otherwise the mess grows over time. And the last thing I need is a scratch on a customers equipment because a nut or bolt got left on the surface. Never mind copper wire strands or solder shorting tracks on a pcb under test.. Nightmare. So, its a clean bench policy for me, after every job, i brush it down an quickly put hand tools away ready for the next job.
Its nice, starting a job with a clean bench.

Or, it could just be my slight case of OCD..

[German_EE]

Keeping benches clear is always a good idea. I've got into the routine of tidying up the workshop every Friday afternoon including putting all the partially completed projects in their boxes and all the tools back in their right place. When working on equipment that could be scratched I use a rubber mat similar to this, screws drop to the bottom rather than scratch the case and stay in the holes rather than roll off. It's no good for working on boards though so they get removed and transferred to the anti-static workbench.

[AF6LJ]

I always insist on having one small pile of Crap (a tool or two, some parts and hardware) on the bench.

[RobertoLG]

these Heatkits are simple looking, but at the same time very cool nice design

[AF6LJ]

these Heatkits are simple looking, but at the same time very cool nice design

They don't have the wiz-bang-features some radios of that era had.
As for simple...
The SB-401 (transmitter) is actually quite complex. The transmitter has 9 or so tubes in it and the receiver is dual conversion and is all solid state.