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
>