Phil, You probably already know about it but in case you don't.  I have an 
ICOM radio and I have programmed my favorite frequencies into memory and 
usually keep the radio in memory mode.  While in the memory mode, I can use 
the up and down buttons on the microphone to go through the frequencies in 
memory.  I can change frequencies this way faster than with my millenium 
QSYER.  I would hate to be without this feature on a radio anymore.  If out 
of memory mode I can jump right on a nearby frequency with up and down 
buttons on the mike. I don't know if this will work on your ICOM or not but 
you might not be interested anyway.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2008 12:41 PM
Subject: Re: Tintick radios


> Bill,
>
> I bought a used Ten Tec Triton 1 back in 78 I think it was.  It ran 50 
> watts
> output, was all solid state of course, and ran 80 through ten.  I worked a
> guy from Ten Tec on 20 CW once and he said Ten Tec only made 200 of the
> Triton ones.  The Swan 350 and Swan 500 were very popular radioes but I
> don't believe either of them worked 160 meters.  In the late sixties, I 
> was
> net control a lot on a regular bases on the Nebraska side band traffic net
> and I would bet half the guys ran 350s and some had the 500 model and a 
> lot
> of guys ran HW12 on 75 meters, too.
>
> Phil.
> K0NX