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New ticket, looking into rigs
Recently passed general class after having let my old advanced
class license (KA1UL) lapse quite a few years aso. I have a couple of partially restored boatanchors in the basement but am looking into getting a more modern HF transciever...probably used, only a few years old. So many manufacturers and moidels on the market these days... What rigs would you guys look for with this list of features. 1. CW and SSB only...don't need AM, FM or FSK 2. RF output of 80 to 125 watts PEP max. 3. 12.6 V DC operation rather than 117v ac. 4. 80 to 15 meter bands minimum, 160 and WARC bands desirable. 5. RCVR section general coveage highly desirable. 6. some bells and whistles are nice but good overall RF performance more important. 7. Simple operation and reputation for reliability. I have an 80 meter off center fed dipole with tuner up and working...What should I feed it with while finishing the restorations on the Ranger and KWM2? KC2LVQ |
Recently passed general class after having let my old advanced
class license (KA1UL) lapse quite a few years aso. I have a couple of partially restored boatanchors in the basement but am looking into getting a more modern HF transciever...probably used, only a few years old. So many manufacturers and moidels on the market these days... What rigs would you guys look for with this list of features. You forgot how much money do you want to spend ? With the Icom 706 selling new for under $ 800 you can get a lot of rig for that price. |
Recently passed general class after having let my old advanced
class license (KA1UL) lapse quite a few years aso. I have a couple of partially restored boatanchors in the basement but am looking into getting a more modern HF transciever...probably used, only a few years old. So many manufacturers and moidels on the market these days... What rigs would you guys look for with this list of features. You forgot how much money do you want to spend ? With the Icom 706 selling new for under $ 800 you can get a lot of rig for that price. |
Recently passed general class after having let my old advanced
class license (KA1UL) lapse quite a few years aso. I have a couple of partially restored boatanchors in the basement but am looking into getting a more modern HF transciever...probably used, only a few years old. So many manufacturers and moidels on the market these days... What rigs would you guys look for with this list of features. You forgot how much money do you want to spend ? With the Icom 706 selling new for under $ 800 you can get a lot of rig for that price. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- I agree with the 706, does your hf+ 2m and 70cm--all modes. Down the road when the boatanchors are up and running you can stick the 706 in the mobile. KC*VIF Greg Z to thine own sound be true |
Recently passed general class after having let my old advanced
class license (KA1UL) lapse quite a few years aso. I have a couple of partially restored boatanchors in the basement but am looking into getting a more modern HF transciever...probably used, only a few years old. So many manufacturers and moidels on the market these days... What rigs would you guys look for with this list of features. You forgot how much money do you want to spend ? With the Icom 706 selling new for under $ 800 you can get a lot of rig for that price. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- I agree with the 706, does your hf+ 2m and 70cm--all modes. Down the road when the boatanchors are up and running you can stick the 706 in the mobile. KC*VIF Greg Z to thine own sound be true |
On Thu, 14 Aug 2003 15:21:32 -0400, William Mutch
wrote: Recently passed general class after having let my old advanced class license (KA1UL) lapse quite a few years aso. I have a couple of partially restored boatanchors in the basement but am looking into getting a more modern HF transciever...probably used, only a few years old. So many manufacturers and moidels on the market these days... What rigs would you guys look for with this list of features. 1. CW and SSB only...don't need AM, FM or FSK 2. RF output of 80 to 125 watts PEP max. 3. 12.6 V DC operation rather than 117v ac. 4. 80 to 15 meter bands minimum, 160 and WARC bands desirable. 5. RCVR section general coveage highly desirable. 6. some bells and whistles are nice but good overall RF performance more important. 7. Simple operation and reputation for reliability. I have an 80 meter off center fed dipole with tuner up and working...What should I feed it with while finishing the restorations on the Ranger and KWM2? KC2LVQ Congrats on the re-licensing. Well done! Re rigs: You probably won't find any CW/SSB-only unless you go way back to the hybrid rigs like the Kenwood TS-520. I like the Kenwood TS-940S. Nice rig, built-in antenna tuner. Modern enough to support split operation and RIT. General-coverage receive with good sensitivity. Good reliable rig with a few bells / whistles. 73 de Leigh W3NLB |
On Thu, 14 Aug 2003 15:21:32 -0400, William Mutch
wrote: Recently passed general class after having let my old advanced class license (KA1UL) lapse quite a few years aso. I have a couple of partially restored boatanchors in the basement but am looking into getting a more modern HF transciever...probably used, only a few years old. So many manufacturers and moidels on the market these days... What rigs would you guys look for with this list of features. 1. CW and SSB only...don't need AM, FM or FSK 2. RF output of 80 to 125 watts PEP max. 3. 12.6 V DC operation rather than 117v ac. 4. 80 to 15 meter bands minimum, 160 and WARC bands desirable. 5. RCVR section general coveage highly desirable. 6. some bells and whistles are nice but good overall RF performance more important. 7. Simple operation and reputation for reliability. I have an 80 meter off center fed dipole with tuner up and working...What should I feed it with while finishing the restorations on the Ranger and KWM2? KC2LVQ Congrats on the re-licensing. Well done! Re rigs: You probably won't find any CW/SSB-only unless you go way back to the hybrid rigs like the Kenwood TS-520. I like the Kenwood TS-940S. Nice rig, built-in antenna tuner. Modern enough to support split operation and RIT. General-coverage receive with good sensitivity. Good reliable rig with a few bells / whistles. 73 de Leigh W3NLB |
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Stick with KWM-2 on H.f. great rig, get seperate s.w. receiver, more
flexible station that way. I use a icom 756 & 765 xcvr's but use drake r8a as main sw receiver here. good luck. John "William Mutch" wrote in message ell.edu... Recently passed general class after having let my old advanced class license (KA1UL) lapse quite a few years aso. I have a couple of partially restored boatanchors in the basement but am looking into getting a more modern HF transciever...probably used, only a few years old. So many manufacturers and moidels on the market these days... What rigs would you guys look for with this list of features. 1. CW and SSB only...don't need AM, FM or FSK 2. RF output of 80 to 125 watts PEP max. 3. 12.6 V DC operation rather than 117v ac. 4. 80 to 15 meter bands minimum, 160 and WARC bands desirable. 5. RCVR section general coveage highly desirable. 6. some bells and whistles are nice but good overall RF performance more important. 7. Simple operation and reputation for reliability. I have an 80 meter off center fed dipole with tuner up and working...What should I feed it with while finishing the restorations on the Ranger and KWM2? KC2LVQ |
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