Perhaps an IC-735 which you can get for say 300 to 375 or so if you try hard
enough. That way it is solid state and doesn't require tubes or tuning. But
a TS-520 would be a good pickup or a Yaesu FT-101ZD or any of the 101
series.

"Allodoxaphobia" wrote in message
...
On 07 Jul 2003 18:40:58 GMT, G. Doughty hath writ:
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.

A TS-520 ?

73
Jonesy
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