This thread is interesting in stimulating memory lane!

My 44 year history of rigs is:
Eddystone 888A receiver and KW Vanguard transmitter at school, thrashed by
four of us who were licensed.
At home an RCA AR88D and Heathkit DX100/U.  the RF went  on that, but I
still used the audio stage as a guitar amp!

Then a National NCX5 - that was a superb transceiver, and at university a
KW2000A t/rx.

Next a Yaesu FT501, TS850, TS130, TS850, FT900, FT1000D, FT1000MP, TS570 at
the /A location, and now a couple of Elecraft K3's.
Three amplifiers, ft7000, Quadra and now Elecraft KPA500.

The Kline will keep me going for a while!

73
ATB

David W Wood 

-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Howard, W A 9 Y B W
Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 4:01 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Old Gear

I started out with a Drake 2A receiver and a Knight Kit T-60 CW and AM 
transmitter.

I then moved up to a Halicrafters HT-37 Transmitter.

I still own this gear, however, it probably does not work.

Lately I have been collecting my favorite vintage gear, those from the R.L. 
Drake Company

Currently I have the "B" twins, the "C" twins, Tr-3 and a Tr-4CW/RIT

As for modern gear my Kenwood TS-590 is sure a fine rig.

My favorite rig that I currently own is the Drake "B" twins.

73

Howard #3

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Curtis Delzer" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 9:41 AM
Subject: Re: Old Gear


>I started with a DX35 and Collins 75A4, but my favorite vintage rig
> is the Drake 4 line I had in the mid to late sixties throughout the 
> seventies.
> My favorite modern rig is my current ts590! Maybe you and I can try
> it again Barb on CW.
>
>
> Curtis Delzer.
> HS.
>
> K 6 V F O
> San Bernardino, CA.
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> [log in to unmask]
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> skype: curtis1014
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>
> At 03:53 AM 04/26/13, you wrote:
>>Our rig was the dx100 and it served us well for years.
>>
>>Barb K1EIR
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>On Behalf Of Phil Scovell
>>Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 12:45 AM
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Old Gear
>>
>>Hearing that BC-348 mentioned brought back my novice days because that =
>>was my only receiver.  The transmitter was a DX20 and I had a 100 foot =
>>long wire with no tuner.  One day I took my DX20 to a friend's house who =
>>owned a very expensive watt meter.  It was putting out 9.5 watts so he =
>>had a new, never been used, 6l6, I think it was, and we plugged that new =
>>tube in and the meter still read, 9.5 watts output.  I worked 29 states =
>>on 80 and 40 with that rig before I put up inverted vees for 80 and 40 =
>>and got the Viking ranger one.  Had 41 states on those two bands in 6 =
>>months before I passed the general.  I never had so much fun in my life =
>>back then.
>>
>>Phil.
>>K0NX