I should have changed the subject on my last message but slipped my mind.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred Adams" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2008 1:41 PM
Subject: Re: Tintick radios


> 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