Lafayette HE-30 - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

rsedwards1 · 4th Apr 2018, 9:01 pm

I just dragged this out of the garden shed , cleaned it up a bit slowly wound up the variac , and she works . The Manual says K340 but looked this up and the model KT-340 is the same radio but was offered in a kit form , the manual shows stages of build and the builders tick marks in stages of build . This is really well built and easy to follow no transistors or chips in there a credit to old vintage radios and the next door neighbour who built it 1961.

steve1010uk · 5th Apr 2018, 11:19 am

This looks identical to a Trio receiver I bought second hand in the early eighties.

Nuvistor · 5th Apr 2018, 12:53 pm

I bought one new £25-£30 region in around 1966, it was not a world beater but it did the job for me until something better became within financial reach. It’s worst failing was LO drift which was never completely cured, good enough for AM, not so good for SSB. The LO must have had some harmonics in the LO, the 3 BBC VHF stations good be heard on the highest frequency band of the radio.

Station X · 5th Apr 2018, 1:04 pm

I believe this is similar to the Trio 9R59 ie no DE or DS suffix.

Orakle42 · 5th Apr 2018, 2:30 pm

I still have one labelled KT-320 and it still works. I also have the original assembly manual with a sticker over the old address now showing the new Lafayette Radio Electronics Corp. at 111 Jericho Turnpike, Syosset L I New York.
I guess it dates from about 1963/64.

I must agree with the previous comments about SSB performance!

Orakle42

Dave757 · 6th Apr 2018, 10:16 am

Hi

Hornton's Electronics in Birmingham sold the HE30 for £12 in the early 60's
The strange thing was that they also offered 'easy payments' which worked
out cheaper than the cash price!

Kind regards
Dave

JanWra1 · 6th Apr 2018, 10:31 am

The Lafayette HE-30 is known under a lot of names and was sold from 1960-61, in Sweden we could buy it either as Trio 9R59 or Lafayette HE30. check this link:
https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/trio_kenwo_9r_59.html

Jan

4th Apr 2018, 9:01 pm	#1
rsedwards1 Triode Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, UK. Posts: 15	Lafayette HE-30 I just dragged this out of the garden shed , cleaned it up a bit slowly wound up the variac , and she works . The Manual says K340 but looked this up and the model KT-340 is the same radio but was offered in a kit form , the manual shows stages of build and the builders tick marks in stages of build . This is really well built and easy to follow no transistors or chips in there a credit to old vintage radios and the next door neighbour who built it 1961. Attached Thumbnails

5th Apr 2018, 11:19 am	#2
steve1010uk Pentode Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: East Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 131	Re: Lafayette HE-30 This looks identical to a Trio receiver I bought second hand in the early eighties.

5th Apr 2018, 12:53 pm	#3
Nuvistor Dekatron Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Wigan, Greater Manchester, UK. Posts: 9,431	Re: Lafayette HE-30 I bought one new £25-£30 region in around 1966, it was not a world beater but it did the job for me until something better became within financial reach. It’s worst failing was LO drift which was never completely cured, good enough for AM, not so good for SSB. The LO must have had some harmonics in the LO, the 3 BBC VHF stations good be heard on the highest frequency band of the radio. __________________ Frank

5th Apr 2018, 1:04 pm	#4
Station X Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4, UK. Posts: 21,287	Re: Lafayette HE-30 I believe this is similar to the Trio 9R59 ie no DE or DS suffix. __________________ Graham. Forum Moderator Reach for your meter before you reach for your soldering iron.

5th Apr 2018, 2:30 pm	#5
Orakle42 Pentode Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK. Posts: 131	Re: Lafayette HE-30 I still have one labelled KT-320 and it still works. I also have the original assembly manual with a sticker over the old address now showing the new Lafayette Radio Electronics Corp. at 111 Jericho Turnpike, Syosset L I New York. I guess it dates from about 1963/64. I must agree with the previous comments about SSB performance! Orakle42

6th Apr 2018, 10:16 am	#6
Dave757 Heptode Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Scratby, Norfolk, UK. Posts: 649	Re: Lafayette HE-30 Hi Hornton's Electronics in Birmingham sold the HE30 for £12 in the early 60's The strange thing was that they also offered 'easy payments' which worked out cheaper than the cash price! Kind regards Dave

6th Apr 2018, 10:31 am	#7
JanWra1 Tetrode Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 78	Re: Lafayette HE-30 The Lafayette HE-30 is known under a lot of names and was sold from 1960-61, in Sweden we could buy it either as Trio 9R59 or Lafayette HE30. check this link: https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/trio_kenwo_9r_59.html Jan