The amp was the part he had the most trouble finding, that and I think the
freq counter. He had the freq counter but it had a scuff on top. He did find
another one though. If only I had the room.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 2:15 PM
Subject: Re: HF rigs was LDG TW-1
> yep, stuff like the scope and the freq counter and other accessories.
> I wouldn't mind having the amplifier though, it was a pretty decent one.
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 12:04 PM
> Subject: Re: HF rigs was LDG TW-1
>
>
>> It took this guy 2 years to find everything in that condition and he
> bought
>> most of it in 1 shot form the same person. Some of that setup is very
>> hard
>> to find at all.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 2:00 PM
>> Subject: Re: HF rigs was LDG TW-1
>>
>>
>> > yeh, there's a local ham that has that same set up here....and he is
>> > currently working on a second full station.
>> > Hard to find the equipment in mint condition though since its fairly
> old.
>> > 73
>> > Colin, V A6BKX
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> > Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 11:41 AM
>> > Subject: Re: HF rigs was LDG TW-1
>> >
>> >
>> >> I knew some one who had that full station. Everything was mint, this
> was
>> >> about 10 years ago now. Very nice. If I had the room, I'd have a
> complete
>> >> station like that. Maybe not that one, but something similar. He had
> like
>> > a
>> >> 9 foot wide by 6 deep and he had that station spread out over shelves
> and
>> >> shelves in there. It really was very impressive to look at and use. I
>> > think
>> >> he had literally every single piece.
>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 1:21 PM
>> >> Subject: Re: HF rigs was LDG TW-1
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> > so you'd be a good candidate for the ft101EE full station?
>> >> > The one that when all lined up takes up around 8 feet of desk space
>> >> > including a few stacked components?
>> >> > 73
>> >> > Colin, V A6BKX
>> >> > ----- Original Message -----
>> >> > From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> > Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 10:24 AM
>> >> > Subject: Re: HF rigs was LDG TW-1
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >> I like to have the biggest radio I can squeeze in over here, I just
>> > like
>> >> > big
>> >> >> radios, always have even in my CB days, I went for the biggest good
>> >> >> radios
>> >> > I
>> >> >> could find and fit. I agree, I actually heard some one A/B a IC 746
>> >> >> pro
>> >> > and
>> >> >> 7000 and they sounded identical. I think the 756pro series all
>> >> >> sound
> a
>> >> >> little different but not bad. I do think the TS-2000 sounds better
> but
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> icoms are getting close.I've used an icom 756 the original and I
>> > thought
>> >> >> the receive audio sounded real muddy but I don't know what
>> >> >> filtering
>> >> >> wa
>> > s
>> >> >> turned on or anything, I didn't care for that audio but it was at
>> >> >> an
>> >> >> event
>> >> >> for 1 of the clubs, it wasn't my radio and I made enough changes to
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> guy's radio with out changing that on him. We weren't making any
>> > contacts
>> >> >> that day so I made a few changes on that radio and straightened out
>> > that
>> >> >> situation real fast. I never got the receive audio like I wanted
>> > though.
>> >> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> >> From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> >> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 11:43 AM
>> >> >> Subject: Re: HF rigs was LDG TW-1
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > well the 746 and the 7000 sound nearly identical on air. I am
>> > guessing
>> >> >> > that
>> >> >> > they have very very similar audio circuits in them, if not
>> >> >> > identical.
>> >> >> > They have that particular boomy audio which has the ability to
>> >> >> > cut
>> >> > through
>> >> >> > pile ups....I believe its a low mid boost that is built into the
>> > audio
>> >> >> > circuit that does it.
>> >> >> > It doesn't seem to matter what sort of microphone is being used,
> it
>> >> > still
>> >> >> > has that distinct 746/756/7000 audio to it.
>> >> >> > That said, the ts2000 with a heil on it sounds like a studio
> quality
>> >> >> > set
>> >> >> > up
>> >> >> > by comparison. Yes, the icoms have a good boomy audio that cuts
>> >> > through,
>> >> >> > but if you use the narrow setting on the heil with the ts2000,
>> >> >> > you
>> > can
>> >> > cut
>> >> >> > through just as well, and on wide, it sounds like a million bucks
>> >> > compared
>> >> >> > to the icoms on air.
>> >> >> > just my opinion.
>> >> >> > I haven't played very much with the 756 or 46, just briefly with
>> >> >> > a
>> > 756
>> >> > of
>> >> >> > one series or other and I really didn't like the receive quality,
>> >> > however,
>> >> >> > that could have been a filter or band pass setting that I
>> >> >> > couldn't
>> >> > adjust
>> >> >> > from the front of the rig. And they're huge radios as well.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
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