The late Tandy Way, who was on and off this list over the years, was like
that. I don't think he ever kept a piece of any technology--ham radio,
satellite radio and TV, recording equipment--long enough for the new smell
to wear off.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 12:58 PM
Subject: Re: My 40th Ham Radio Anniversary
lol, I know a guy like that, every couple months, out with the old =
radio, in with the new. I wish I could afford to do that. Must be fun =
but I have 2 right now, 1 primary and 1 go kit which is my backup in the =
house and that's about it for me for right now.
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Ham Steve=20
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 12:16 PM
Subject: Re: My 40th Ham Radio Anniversary
Wow, Walt. Those KLM beams were a bear to assemble, though. A =
million=20
little parts, I think.
There is a guy in our group who has owned a ton of radios. I think =
he's had=20
thirteen Icom 746's, for example. I was telling them today I can =
count the=20
number of HF rigs I've owned on two hands.
I started with the Heath GR-91 receiver and a DX-35 65-waqtt crystal=20
controlled rig. I upgraded the receiver to a NC-300, which I kept for =
fifteen years.
When I got my Conditional, I got a Viking Invader which ran about 200 =
watts=20
PEP and 150 on CW, 50 on AM with 6146 finals.
After five years, I got my Hallicrafters SR-400A and in 1976 I got a =
TS-820,=20
which was my fourth transmitter.
In 1981 when I moved out West, I got a TS-830. Then, in 1986, I =
traded both=20
of them in for an IC-751A, which I still have. I bought another =
TS-820S in=20
1989 as a backup. Then, I bought a TS-2000, which is my current rig. =
I=20
think I still have a couple fingers left, so a dream rig would be a =
756PRO=20
III.
Steve, K8SP=20
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