HW-101 Alignment and Neutralization

This 40 min video goes through each step of the alignment and neutralization of the Heathkit HW-101 transceiver. It's designed for non-specialists like me who want to get their rigs running but may not have a degree in electrical engineering. I try to keep it simple and avoid complicated jargon.

I try to stick to the manual as much as possible, but for neutralizing the finals and nulling the carrier I use an RF probe. The manual recommends it, and the service bulletins have an alternate method of final neutralization, which I follow in this video.

Equipment needed: a digital multimeter, an old-school voltmeter, an RF probe and an alignment tool. Optional: freq counter.

I will openly admit that I have trouble following the steps in the manual for aligning the VFO and the calibrator without a frequency counter. If you know how, please share a video so I can learn from you.

Link to the HW-101 manual (searchable): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zkPe....
(see last page for instructions on neutralizing the finals using an RF probe)