I've recently seen acouple of Kenwood TS-120 and TS0130's, which I understand are nice; of course, the '520/530/820/830's have very nice audio as well. Tube finals, all the rest solid state. The swan I just scored I paid less than $200 including shipping. It ended up a bit more as I had to buy the power cord. I'll scout out eBay for you, it's a good place to look, but you have to be careful not to overpay or overbid.
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On Apr 29, 2011, at 5:28 PM, John Miller wrote:
> There's nothing new for HF in that range, but now and then I do see
> something good used for that range and the hybrid radios are always in there
> just about, tube finals and solid state everything else being hybrid, those
> are nice radios I used to collect them. I'll let you know what I come
> across.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard Wells" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, April 29, 2011 5:21 PM
> Subject: Re: Least Expensive Way To Go HF
>
>
>> Thanks John, If you are the same John Miller I think you are, I got a
>> great deal on a BNS from you a few years ago. I am sure there is
>> something out there I can afford. If you do hear of anything in the two
>> to three hundred dollar range, I would be interested.
>> Original message:
>>> It depends on your budget, you can get used radios cheap if you don't
>>> mind
>>> them being older, all the way up to the latest and greatest for anywhere
>>> from very expensive down to not overly bad. It really depends on your
>>> budget. There are people out there who do trades as well if you look for
>>> them. I've done it in the past but right now have nothing really I can
>>> spare, times are tough and I pretty well scaled back to just what I need
>>> and
>>> not much more and I should go further, sell expensive stuff and buy
>>> cheaper
>>> but things may be turning for the better so I'm holding off on that.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Richard Wells" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Friday, April 29, 2011 4:52 PM
>>> Subject: Least Expensive Way To Go HF
>>
>>
>>>> What are the thoughts of those on this list on the least expensive way
>>>> to get on the HF bands with a multiband radio? Where should I start? As
>>>> I have said, I really have no idea what's out there these days and I
>>>> really don't know where to begin my search. I believe the antenna
>>>> situation can be handled by the local group if I can find a radio. I
>>>> might even have computer stuff to trade for a radio if anyone does that
>>>> kind of thing.
>>
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