On 29 Jan 2004 17:49:51 -0800, (Daniel J.
Morlan) wrote:

I was curious as to which company made the highest-tech all-band
transceiver? Part of me is thinking Yaesu, but... Is there a general
consensus at all? (haha, I know...)

Well, you say "made" implying historically. I would suggest the Signal
One or the Collins KWM380 as two likely candidates. Because of the
quantum leap in microprocessing technology, neither compares to any
radio company's current top model, but in their day...

In your subject line, you say "highest-end" implying most expensive
(yeah, I know; more dollars doesn't necessarily mean better or higher
tech), but in the text you say "highest-tech." For high end, I suggest
the following candidates:

Back in the early 70s, the Signal One sold for around $2K, if memory
serves. That was a much bigger chunk of change then than ANY amateur
transceiver today.

In the 80s, the KWM380 sold for about the same, I think, and it was
STILL a huge chunk of change.

For high tech, there are many interesting permutations. A lot of it is
dependant on what sort of operating one does. Yaesu is certainly a
contender.

I seem to remember regarding the Icom IC781 as both a high-end and
high-tech breakthrough in its day.


LRod

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