HAM radios???

[bigun]

I have a radioshack 10 meter bought down in florida in 92-93 used on my way back to Alb. don't think I've turned on since.

[2Stock]

Hey guys. Glad to see this thread. I have been shopping transcievers for a couple of months since a friend ("Elmer") has been encouraging me to get my license for years. It will be a long process I know but I thought I would get a radio first and just monitor while I am learning. I have learned a lot just by surfing the Ebay ham radio section http://listings.ebay.com/aw/plisting....html?from=R11

There are quite a few mobile 2 meter rigs. Myself, I'm looking for something like a Kenwood 820S and then, as needed, pick up a mobile later.

[Rande]

Ah yes, the infamous HTX-100. Built by Uniden, very similar to the Uniden/President 2510, but didn't have AM in it. Another Radio Shack mistake. Its a good radio, just should have had AM in it. The mics were rather poor for sound quality.

[bigun]

well it is sitting out in my truck right now I am trying to figure out where to mount it in my dodge unfortunatly the dodge don't have the space my 68 3/4 ford had.

[Rande]

Charlie, a good replacement mic will help those radios. Don't get me wrong, they really are good radios. Its was just the poor mic and the absence of the AM mode that decided things for me.

2stock, that Kenwood is a big beast! A great radio though. Look for a flickering digital display in those things. It was a common developement in them. The TS-830 is a very similar radio but has the extra bands the FCC authorized in the early 80s. You may look for one of those instead.

The problem with the old tube rigs is the cost of replacement tubes, and the constant tuning of the output tubes. You select a frequency to transmit on, tune the radio up and you can start talking. If you move very far away from that frequency, you have to retune. If you change bands, you retune again. Being a lazy butt, I just got tired of doing that all the time especially considering the modern transister radios need no tuning.

Its all up to you though. A used TS-820 or 830 will cost $300-$400. A used transister rig will cost only $50-$100 more.

I used to have a set of Drake twins, a Swan 500, a Kenwood TS-820, A Yaesu FT-101EX, and I now have a Swan 400. All tube radios! I've had enough of the tuning!

[bigun]

My first reciver was monster all band tube name departs from me at this time but Iused to work security on the swing shift was too keyed up to go right to bed when I got home so I would go in turn on radio to let it warm up thnego in turn on stove under tea kettle take a shower come out make a cup of herbel tea then go in and listen to the world using heat off tubes to keep cup warm LOL

[bigun]

My first 2 meter rigwas a Kenwood TM211A went bad on me some time ago and have been trying to find some place to get it fixed or replace it

[4x4n In A Cherokee In Colorado]

We have a ol bird in Colo. Springs we all talk to that has an old Browning Tube Type Mark 3 Base Station on a really long Ant. I have to tell ya that old Browning is sure one AWESOME radio I hear him for 30-40 away miles when I go to work at 4:15 am every Morn...........Speaking of.. better get to bed, got another 450 miles to pound out tomorrow.

[bigun]

73s

[Rande]

I had an old Hallicrafters SX-110 shortwave receiver that I used to go to sleep to. The old timers say: real radios glow in the dark.

The best buy I have found in a 2 meter radio is the old KDK FM-240. A really compact radio with analog controls, just a few memories (16) and just a few features. Great little radios.
The new radios are so complicated I just can't get used to them. Especially in a mobile installation. Too many features to keep track of and too many complicated control schemes.

[bigun]

I liked the little kenwood because it just velcroed to the dash cover and I could preset channels in it that way when I was traveling when I stopped for gas I would pull out the 3X5 cards I had prepaired before set in new freq. and be ready to go

[J10/J20 Project]

Hey All,
Sorry not to hijack the thread. But while on this subject I would like to know if any out there might know what I have? My father was into everything so I get to figure out what it all is and if worth keeping. I'm not sure what a Ham radio is.
What I have it is a
Knight Star Roamer
Allied Radio corporation. Chicago
Pic in my Misc folder.

http://community.webshots.com/user/paul93xj

Thank's
Paul

[Rande]

I checked your misc. pics but didn't see it there. Anyway, Knight was a kit maker. You would order the kit and assemble the radio yourself. Problem with that is, you never know who built it or how good a job they did. Its like buying a Heathkit radio. They're self assembled. They are good designs though. Knight kits were very popular. I used to have a Knight T-150A receiver and it was a great radio for a kit.

Here's a link with some info on it: http://www.dxing.com/rx/span.htm

Allied built ready made receivers under their own name.

[ December 30, 2003, 07:29 PM: Message edited by: Rande ]

[J10/J20 Project]

Thanks Rande,
My dad was into all that as a kid so I would guess he built it and I would say he did nothing half a$$. He took pride in all that he did. I had a Heath kit mini bike as a kid this thing had 2 speeds and a big fat back tire.
Pics should be up now.
It has to be at least 40 years old maybe?
nice link thanks

[ December 04, 2003, 08:56 PM: Message edited by: J10/J20 Project ]

[bigun]

Well from pics you can tell it is a tube rig looks like some kind of all mode reciever