This radio came out of my tower fund, I decided now is not the time to put 
up a tower here. I'd be very surprised if we can pay the bills here much 
longer and a tower isn't something I want to put up this spring and then 
pull down in a year or 2, I wanted a 10 year guaranty and got just the 
opposite, a 90% chance we won't be anywhere near here in 8 to 10 years. I 
have fun with the wire antennas anyway so I'll stick with that for now.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 10:57 AM
Subject: Re: ts2000 and antennas


> your right about it breaking the bank.
>
> I also play guitar and we call it GAS, gear aquizition syndrom.
>
> the same holds true in the hobby of amateur radio.
>
> you've got a good radio in the 751, and if you can focus on getting your
> antennas up and working well, then you will have fought most of the 
> battle.
> There tends to be allot of tri-band HF beams around in most places, 
> usually
> the older cushcraft 3 element 10, 15 and 20 meter beams.
> You can usually pick them up very cheap or even free sometimes.
> something to think about.
>
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gery Gaubert" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 8:40 AM
> Subject: ts2000
>
>
>> I too would like one but I have a tower project to fund and a project to
> ma=
>> ke my shed into a ham shack.  I'll just have to be satisfied with the 
>> Icom
> =
>> Ic751A that I am using.   I aso need to look into getting some sort of
> dire=
>> ctional antenna to put on that tower.  This hobby could break the bank
> very=
>>  quickly.  I still like it.
>>
>>
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