I know, that is what i was trying to say regarding the 690...i had thought
it was a kenwood ts690, but that is a multi-band transceiver, so when
someone mentioned the ft690, i figured that the little radio i saw had to be
a yaesu and not a kenwood like i had previously thought.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 6:43 AM
Subject: Re: Antenna switches.
> Colin,
>
> "FT" isn't usually a Kenwood prefix. It's usually Yaesu.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 20:43
> Subject: Re: Antenna switches.
>
>
> > ah, yes, it was the ft690...i new it had to be a 690 but obviously it
> > wasn't
> > the ts690 since it was a 6 meter portable.
> > I found it pretty interesting how many all mode 2 meter rigs were at
this
> > fle market i went to...there had to be no less then 10 of them from all
3
> > manufacturers...
> > And at a flee market with only about 20 tables.
> > 73
> > Colin, V A6BKX
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 6:36 PM
> > Subject: Re: Antenna switches.
> >
> >
> >> Hi.
> >>
> >> Are you sure that wasn't an Icom IC502? It sound like one. Actually
> >> Icom
> >> made a couple of portables like that. They also had the IC505, which I
> >> almost had. A friend of mine in college had the IC502.
> >>
> >> Yaesu also made a halfway decent portable for 6 meters which had FM,
SSB,
> >> and CW. That was the FT690, which was a 3 watt portable. They later
> >> followed that with the FT690 MK II, which would put out power
equivalent
> > to
> >> a mobile radio when put on a 13.8 volt source, or it would run 3 watts
on
> >> the optional battery pack. Yaesu also made 2 meter and 70 cm versions
of
> >> these radios. I had the FT790 Mk II, and I can truthfully say that it
> >> was
> >> the only piece of Yaesu radio equipment that I ever owned that I really
> >> liked. These radios are not accessible, though, but in the 1990s when
I
> >> owned that radio, accessibility wasn't yet an issue for me.
> >>
> >> If Kenwood ever did make a 6 meter portable, I've never run across that
> > one
> >> in the 29 years that I've been licensed, and I like to horsetrade
enough
> >> that I've owned too many different radios for me to count anymore.
> >>
> >>
> >> 73, de Lou K2LKK
> >>
> >> At 04:34 PM 10/4/2007 -0600, you wrote:
> >> >does anyone know what the model number of the kenwood 6 meter portable
> > was?
> >> >I found one at a flee market recently and didn't even know one was
> >> >made....basically a medium sized radio, with 6 meters SSB, am and
> > possibly
> >> >FM and a telescoping antenna that came out of the top...didn't get a
> > chance
> >> >to see if it worked on batteries or not.
> >> >thought it was the ts600 but might have miss remembered the model.
> >> >73
> >> >Colin, V A6BKX
> >> >----- Original Message -----
> >> >From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> >Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 4:24 PM
> >> >Subject: Re: Antenna switches.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > > I don't know about the 71 series but the 75 series had speech. I
> >> > > think
> > the
> >> >6
> >> > > meter Kenwood we're thinking of was the TS-611. I saw the TS-600
for
> > sale
> >> > > the other day, 6 meter version of the TS700, wow!! can that thing
> > bring a
> >> > > price!! but it's the first one I've ever seen for sale so that's
> > probably
> >> > > why.
> >> > > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > > From: "Brett Winches" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> > > Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 6:21 PM
> >> > > Subject: Re: Antenna switches.
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > > You are right but I too forget the model number. Wish I had a
pair
> > or
> >> > > > better yet the Icom of that era. The receivers were reputedly
(by
> >> > > > those in my area working weak signal satellite or
moonbounce)better
> > on
> >> > > > the Icom but I forget if the 271 471 had speech. I do think that
> > they
> >> > > > had a GasFet preamp option which explains the receiver
difference.
> > =20
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > > ###
> >> > > > BRETT WINCHESTER
> >> > > > [log in to unmask]
> >> > > > 208-639-8386
> >> > > > ###
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > > -----Original Message-----
> >> > > > From: For blind ham radio operators
> >> > > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John Miller
> >> > > > Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 2:39 PM
> >> > > > To: [log in to unmask]
> >> > > > Subject: Re: Antenna switches.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > I think there was a 6 meter version of that too but good luck
> > finding
> >> > > > one.
> >> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > > > From: "Dave Marthouse" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> > > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> > > > Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 4:18 PM
> >> > > > Subject: Re: Antenna switches.
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > >> The 711 is a two meter all mode rig. Make sure the radio has
the
> >> > > > speech
> >> > > >> board and the pl board. I had one and its companion the 811 for
> > 432.
> >> > > > The
> >> > > >> radios worked very well and were real workhorses.
> >> > > >>
> >> > > >> Dave Marthouse N2AAM
> >> > > >> [log in to unmask]
> >> > > >>
> >> > > >>
> >> > > >> ----- Original Message -----=20
> >> > > >> From: "Chris Schulte" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> > > >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> > > >> Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 4:12 PM
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > --
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> > 10/4/2007
> >> >8:59 AM
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >--
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> > 10/4/2007
> >> >5:03 PM
> >>
> >> Louis Kim Kline
> >> A.R.S. K2LKK
> >> Home e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> >> Work e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> >> Work Telephone: (585) 697-5740
> >>
> >>
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> >
> >
> >
>
>
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