Some of you are familiar with the tube or hybrid equipment. Anyone have tips 
for the Kenwood TS-520 that might be helpful? I picked one up on ebay the 
other day for a great price, too good to pass up. It's my backup radio right 
now and a toy to play with on weekends, with my group on 10 meters I talk to 
and all. I've been using it like my old FT-101E I used to have, tuning for 
maximum output on my old ni-Viking meter with the audio tone, and I know by 
the sounds on the bands where I am. I wouldn't use it as an every day user 
but as a short time backup or weekend driver, you might say, I am very happy 
with the radio. If anyone has tips though that might help me, let me know. I 
know I love the sound of these radios and the smooth feel of the controls 
and really a lot about them, lack of menus and extra bells and whistles I 
don't need. AM would have been nice too but I didn't know it didn't have it 
until after I got it and for $100 with the MC-50 I'm sure not going to 
complain. I mostly bought this to have fun with and as a backup, I hear so 
many of them on the bands still.
*note, to the newbie/s, don't think about it. You're better off with voice 
frequency read out if you can't see until you know your way by sound around 
the bands.*
John Miller N1UMJ
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