You don't need to sink as low as those rigs you are mentioning. For 300
bucks you can pick up a Kenwood TS-530SE or an Icom IC-730 or possibly a 735
or something along those lines.

Those do not have analog dials but are probably as good as you arer going to
find in bang for your buck. Otherwise, you can probably find a decent Drake
TR-4c. That was a good rig and it has the analog setup you like.


"G. Doughty" wrote in message
...
I have been looking at the Heathkit hw-101, the atlas 210x, and various
alinco
mobiles. My main concern is cost. I only have 250-300 to spend on this
unit.
I am obviously not particular about type. Is it cheaper to get a mobile
and
use it as a transceiver or just get an old base station and use that? I
am
really quite interested in the old analog dial types. Any suggestions?
CW is
a must.

G. Doughty
KI4BBL
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