Hi,
I wasn't an Amateur when it came out but I was given one about ten years ago.
I became a Tech in May, 1992.
Colleen, N8TNV;



----- Original Message -----
From: Russ Kiehne <[log in to unmask]>
To:  [log in to unmask]
Date: Friday, Aug 5, 2011 9:10:23
Subject: Re: back on the list again

>
>
> How many of you remember the Tempo S1 ht?
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Butch Bussen
> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 10:57 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: back on the list again
> 
> Remember the glb synthesizer boxes.  You added these boxes to your
> crystal rigs and made them a synthesized radio.  pagic!!!
> 73
> Butch
> WA0VJR
> Node 3148
> Wallace, ks.
> 
> 
> On Thu, 4 Aug
> 2011, Dave Marthouse wrote:
> 
> > Back in 1978 when I was first licensed my first rig was a used Drake TR22.
> > It had 6 crystal positions, a bullet shaped mic with a coil cord, leather
> > caring case and ran on 10 aa nicad batteries.  I sold the radio a few 
> > years
> > later.  I had since upgraded my 2 meter station to a WE800 from Wilson.
> > That was one of the first if not the first portable synthesized rigs for 2
> > meters.  I  remember when talking to people on the local repeaters when 
> > you
> > wanted to go to another frequency the question was whether you were 
> > crystal
> > or synthesized.  I would guess that synthesized rigs on 2 meters had maybe
> > less than 50% penetration into the market at that point.  Those were fun
> > days.
> >
> >
> > Dave Marthouse N2AAM
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> >
> >