Topic 27 of 53: Boatanchors - Big, Heavy, and Fun
Sun, Mar 21, 1999 (15:28) |
Mike Kana (aa9il)
Hi Yall
Do you like radios that glow in the dark? Does the sight of
heavy iron make your heart go a-flutter? Do you wish we
could go back to those glorious days of yesteryear where
Collins, National, Hallicrafters, and Drake filled the ads
in ham magazines? Is your garage 'full of radio gear' but
you only have two or three radios stored there? Well, we
cant travel back in time but we can still operate the
vintage stuff. What kind of gear do you operate?
4 responses total.
Topic 27 of 53 [radio]: Boatanchors - Big, Heavy, and Fun
Response 1 of 4: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Mar 22, 1999 (08:35) * 11 lines
I use Yaesu's new stuff mostly, I have an 8500 for a mobile rig, or is it
the 8000? And I have their handheld. Both have rs 232 ports for
programming fequencies which I get from repeater.org (naturally).
Boat anchors? Does my atlas 210x count? I have the drop in console and
matching receiver only also. Wouldn't really call it a boat anchor
though.
Lots of folks are lusting over the new Yaesu FT100, have you heard about
it?
Topic 27 of 53 [radio]: Boatanchors - Big, Heavy, and Fun
Response 2 of 4: _cosmo_ (aa9il) * Tue, Mar 23, 1999 (18:32) * 24 lines
Hey There
I have seen the new FT100 Commander rig which is kinda cute
in the way you get HF, 6, 2, and 440 in a tiny little box.
Not quite a boatanchor but then again, you can run it off
12v without much problem. Much more tiny than the Icom 706 MKIIG
but the nice thing about the Icom is that it has the coax connectors
mounted to the bulkhead (solid) vs having pigtail cables coming
out the back.
I guess the Atlas would make a good canoe anchor. :)
Here is some of the heavy metal I'm running...
For general receive: Hammarlund SP600 JX 26 50+lbs of hunka hunka radio
For AM: Heathkit DX 100 - 100lbs
This last weekend, I fired up my Collins KWM2 and was working
Europe on 20m - you could keep your hands warm over the rig too...
I have some less heavy radios too. I dont think my back could
take to lugging around the above mentioned sets.
de Mike
Topic 27 of 53 [radio]: Boatanchors - Big, Heavy, and Fun
Response 3 of 4: Harry Joel (Bavarian29) * Sat, Oct 19, 2002 (22:18) * 1 lines
First, let me admit that I not a ham. Have had the radio bug since I was 12 when someone gave me a deluxe chrystal set and when the local AM stations shut down when Allied bomber came within 200 miles, I was able to receive BBC London with that little beast. Later build my first regenerative 2-tube rig. Around 1958 I wound up with a Navy version (Black wrinkle finish - ugggh) rackmounted with all the coils and dis some serial AM and SW listeing. Due to many moves I soldl the 120+ pound rig and now having withdrawal symptoms of sort for all these years, found a HRO-50T1 in almost mint condition. Somewhere out there in cyberland I will find another HRO-50 user to compare notes about tune-up and other technical matters. Waiting for the arrival of a tube tester right now.
Topic 27 of 53 [radio]: Boatanchors - Big, Heavy, and Fun
Response 4 of 4: JOE (g7hvp) * Sun, Oct 20, 2002 (18:16) * 5 lines
look for G3OTH Russ on the internet he is a very big fan of the HRO or any radio
with bottles in.
Joe G0PWE England
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