I am determined, compelled, obsessed, driven, immersed, and downright incentivized to get the HW-32A to a working state. So far, I have failed! It simply can't be that hard!
See if you can spot the new parts that have been swapped in for the old parts? Most of those new parts are involved with the Transmit Mixer and Driver stage and on the Receive side the Receiver RF Amp and Receiver Mixer stage.
My Heathkit HP-23 supply has a two-position switch that controls the LV value. You have a choice of either 250VDC or 300VDC. The LV value is used on the plates of the lower-level tubes and on the Screen of the 6GE5's RF amp tubes.
At the 250VDC setting it is like the receiver is dead and nothing from the transmitter. In the 300VDC position the receiver comes alive and I can get about 10 watts output from the finals.
So now I need to circle back to look once more at all of the voltages on the tube sockets at the 250VDC LV level. Several of the charts in the HW-32 Manual have the nominal pin voltage at the 250VDC setting.
Them that know can make things go. At this point I am not there on this project.
73's
Pete N6QW
Did you participate in any of the demonstrations yesterday? I was too busy at the bench. You also need to know the "crew" knows how to find you. Those photos with your cats are constantly scanned by those who ferret out any resistance to you know who.