Author: ku8e at bellsouth.net (ku8e at bellsouth.net)
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 10:43:42 -0400
JT.. For around $500 you would be looking at something that would be early 1990's and probably not a computer controlled radio. Some examples : Kenwood : TS830S Icom : IC7** models Yaesu : FT7** mode
Author: rhackler at mindspring.com (Roger L. Hackler)
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 10:45:10 -0400
I used a FT-757GXII for 3 years and worked tons of DX on it. Great older rig, and I had absolutely no problems at all. You can find them for around $350.00 in good shape. I guess if you ask 10 hams a
Thanks for all the comments on this subject. I may save up for something a bit closer to the $800 range as it looks like nice TS-940SAT's can be had for for $750ish. I am also considering a TS-570 fl
______________ How about some more...? I have two IC-765s and will soon be looking for another one, plus a parts radio. At the time they were built, nothing was better in basic receiver performance.
I had a Paragon up until lightning destroyed it a few months ago starting my frustrations and bad luck cycle with radio this year. It was ok but the Corsair II I had about 8 years ago was a much bett
Author: ku8e at bellsouth.net (ku8e at bellsouth.net)
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 16:18:41 -0400
JT Is your Paragon not repairable ??? I have had lighning strikes before an usually the repair bill has been no more then a couple hundred dollars. Maybe you should send it to Ten Tec and get an esti
It's been sitting at Ten-Tec since it happened. Repair estimate is more than a refurb direct from Ten-Tec would cost. -- JT Croteau - W6FO - Canton, GA ARS #2,147 | NoGA-QRP | SEDXC | SECC | ARRL
Repair estimate is Might be worth another try at the insurance co. With a lightning strike in your close proximity and that much damage, may be time to be more forceful. Don't know if a nice letter f
A lot of the early DSP IF rigs like the TS-870/570 and the IC-775 have less than stellar performance with large adjacent signals. You don't want an old TS-820/520 rig. As nostalgic as they are, the 8