[SCCC] First HF Rig

[Clayton Nall]

My first rig—in 1994–was a Yaesu FT747GX bought off the demo-model shelf at
AES Milwaukee.

The rig was known for serious RF feedback issues, which weren’t helped by
running it into a G5RV through an MFJ 949E tuner.  Apparently it also had a
messy signal that (figuratively)destroyed the front end of other radios at
our local FD.  I took it into AES to try addressing the issue—before online
reviews and how-tos were prevalent—and they didn’t really do anything to
fix the problem.




On Thu, Mar 2, 2023 at 4:22 PM Dan Violette <danki6x at socal.rr.com> wrote:

> For me, the rigs being mentioned also before my time.  In '78 (Novice) I
> had
> saved money in high school working at the library and when I got my license
> bought a Henry Tempo-One transceiver (crystals were no longer needed) from
> Ham Radio Outlet (old location) in Anaheim.  The meter said Yaesu FT-200 I
> seem to remember.  A partially solid state radio with a couple circuit
> boards plugged into tube sockets.
>
> Dan KI6X
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SCCC <sccc-bounces at contesting.com> On Behalf Of Phil Minch
> Sent: Wednesday, March 1, 2023 8:29 PM
> To: Southern Cal Contest Club <sccc at contesting.com>
> Subject: [SCCC] First HF Rig
>
> A lot of these stories are from those who were hamming long before me.
> My first rig was purchased off eBay. An MFJ 9420. I don't remember where I
> got the power supply. I tried a reclaimed computer supply, but it was too
> noisy. Then there was 2009 Field Day where I ran it off of 10 D cells for
> 121 Qs.
>
> Eventually I moved up to a used TS-520. Great receiver.
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