My first HF rig was a Yeasu 301d.  I traded a 220 repeater for it.
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From: "Mike Freeman" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 10:15 AM
Subject: Re: best 2-meter handheld to get


> My first Novice rig was a Harvey-Wells Bandmaster (TBS50D).  It didn't
> work well with the antenna I had so spent most of my Novice career
> (one-year, nonrenewable then) on two-meter a.m. with that Communicator 2B
> I was talking about.  Once I passed my General, used a National NC-300
> receiver and a DX-100 transmitter.  I agree with Dave; that DX-100 had
> *wonderful* audio.  If anyone wants to hear what one sounded like, I can
> mail him/her a "Communications World" (Voice of america's program on the
> media) featuring a bunch of a.m.-ers in the DC area who carry on on 75
> meters.
>
> Mike Freeman <[log in to unmask]>
> Amateur Radio: < K 7 U I J >
>
> On Wed, 20 Feb 2002, Dave Hillebrandt wrote:
>
> > Hi, i had the TR22, then a tr2200 by kenwood and the 2400 handheld a
little
> > later. First novice rig was a Heath HW16 and after first year of being a
> > novice could finally use a vfo so got the hg10. Still the DX100 xmtr and
> > SX42 RCVrR was my favorite pair. You wouldn't be carrying them around
your
> > neck though, hahaha. 73 Dave W4CI
> >
>