[TenTec] Opinions from Scout Owners?

[ARDUJENSKI at aol.com]

You really need to be more detailed describing how you will be  operating:
---mobile or fixed station?
---bands?
---SSB or CW or both?
 
All radios are a compromise and if you are looking for some valuable  
feedback parameters need to be defined. The SOUT has some definite pluses  especially 
with ease of use. There are some radios that come with built in ATUs  making 
the operation simpler from a set up point of view. A SGC 2020 offers  rugged 
field durability and compactness.
 
The Scout probably offers more simplicity in field repairs than many.
 
Alan KB7MBI
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In a message dated 8/2/2006 10:21:49 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
n0qlt at yahoo.com writes:

About  once a year I have been going off on mission trips.  I'd like to take  
along a rig with me next time, so I'm kinda looking around the used market 
for  a good, small radio.
I see Scouts for sale quite a bit, and  I'd really like to here from some 
folks who have owned them and see if it  might be worth investigating further.  I 
can't say I'm a hard-driving  latest-and-greatest kinda guy, mostly do a 
little casual operating here and  there, so I don't need SUPER performance, just 
maybe some communication  home.

Whatcha all think?