Hi Colin.
That's pretty remarkable. I usually don't see that many even at the larger
flea markets.
73, de Lou K2LKK
At 06:43 PM 10/4/2007 -0600, you wrote:
>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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> >
> > Louis Kim Kline
> > A.R.S. K2LKK
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