Topband: EP6T and outside world

[mstangelo at comcast.net]

I'll have to agree with Eddy. When I started on 160 meters in the early 1970's I had to build a receive converter and used a Johnson Viking 2 for the transmitter.

I recall the only radios that supported 160 were Collins and Drake and I could not afford either.

I the Yaesu FT-101B was introduced in the mid 1970's. This was a reasonably priced radio that supported 160 and was very popular.

I finally landed a good job after college and purchased a Drake TR-7 in 1979. 

My recollection on radios with 160 are hazy. What other radios supported 160? What radios you used for 160 before the 1970's?

Mike N2MS


----- Original Message -----
From: Eddy Swynar <deswynar at xplornet.ca>
To: Mike Waters <mikewate at gmail.com>
Cc: Dave Olean <k1whs at metrocast.net>, topband <topband at contesting.com>
Sent: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 12:37:37 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: Topband: EP6T and outside world


On 2015-01-23, at 7:34 AM, Mike Waters wrote:

Hi Mike,

160 stopped becoming the "Gentleman's Band" ever since mainstream manufacturers started incoroporating a spot marked "160" on the front of their rigs & linears...

~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ