Does anybody remember for sure just what the first all solid state rig was? 
Seems like it might have been a Yaesu around 1963 or so, but whatever it 
was, it didn't last and it was quite a while until another one was marketed. 
From what I seem to remember, this first rig was actually fairly decent, 
especially considering the state of the art at the time, but conservative 
amateurs just weren't quite ready yet to accept anything without tubes. 
Kenwood came out with a couple of hybrid rigs (the then top-of-the line 
Kenwood transceiver, whose model number I forget except that it was 8XX 
being one) and from then on, solid state was slowly but steadily accepted.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 10:16 PM
Subject: Re: old receivers solid state?


Trust me with eleven tubes or so, their is nothing solid state about
the nc-300 or any other national receiver for that matter.