Ya, but how does the rcvr do in the CW mode? Is it as
good as a middle of the road rcvr like the K1 for
instance? How does it's rcvr compare to say, a IC
703, 847 mk 11, or one of the other low end
semi-portable all banders?
I would consider one for cw but heard somewhere rcvr
is a little pale. But for the money of a used one,
it's only the price of a couple good mono bander kits.
Worth a look. Sure it can't touch the Argo V (more
money). Maybe a few more years and the used Argo V's
will be a hell of a deal.
--- Stuart Rohre <rohre@arlut.utexas.edu> wrote:
> In defense of the Scout, I have to jump in here.
>
> I have used my Scout at home with vertical all
> bander, (Gap Titan) and with
> attic dipoles, or low outdoor modified G5RV known as
> the K5KVH; and had no
> trouble working DX, or whatever was coming thru on
> 20 SSB. And even 40m. I
> seldom got on the other bands, but it worked fine on
> 15/ 10 when they are
> open.
>
> At several years Field Days for our club, recently,
> the Scout has been used
> QRP (5w) on 20m SSB with giant horizontal loop
> antennas, (up to 12 waves
> around on 20m) and made the largest scores in our
> class/ section for several
> years.
>
> QRP with a superior antenna and the Scout is a great
> experience. With
> ordinary dipole class antenna, the Scout gives a lot
> of fun with 50 watts
> and has been known to close a band, (my Scout and
> another were the last left
> hearing each other in a roundtable). I get lots of
> great audio remarks
> unsolicited on the Scout, and then when I tell them
> it is 50 watts, they
> are amazed.
>
> Stuart
> K5KVH
>
>
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