Heathkit HW-101 Question

[Raccoon]

Hi everyone , I've had my Heathkit HW-101 for over a year now . It quickly became one of my favorite radios . I know it was made from 1970 to 1983 ... but I can't seem to find anything that can tell me what year it was from . I've tried looking for a serial number lookup site , but I haven't had much luck . So I was wondering if anyone here might know how I can figure out what year my HW-101 is from ?

Thanks

 

[Hurricane145]

Maybe there is a Heathkit user group out there. One specific to the HW-101.
Look for a groups.io user group. Even then it may be very difficult to nail it down.

Come to think of it, look for date codes on some of the components. Pots, caps, transformers etc. may have them. That's what we go to for electric guitars and amps we are not sure about.

 

[Raccoon]

Maybe there is a Heathkit user group out there. One specific to the HW-101.
Look for a groups.io user group. Even then it may be very difficult to nail it down.

Come to think of it, look for date codes on some of the components. Pots, caps, transformers etc. may have them. That's what we go to for electric guitars and amps we are not sure about.

Thank you Hurricane . I've tried looking for groups before , but I don't think I looked for a groups.io ... so I'll give that a shot . I also hadn't tried looking at the components before , since I'm more of a drummer than a guitarist ... lol