National NCX-5
- NCX-5 Transceiver
- PS-501 Speaker/Power Supply
The National NCX-5 Transceiver was introduced in 1964 and later re-introduced as a NCX-5 Mark 2 which sported a solid-state diode ring balanced modulator in place of the 7360 tube balanced modulator. The NCX-5 is all tube except for the VFO which is transistorized and quite stable. My unit started life as the original NCX-5, but was later upgraded to the Mark 2 via a National provided kit. Note the digital frequency display incorporating a precision mechanical gear system driven off of the VFO tuning shaft. Output power is 125-150 watts typical from a pair of 6JB6A's or 6GJ5's depending on early or late production. Lots of fun to use. A real ham radio!
Swan 700CX
- 700CX Transceiver
- 117X Speaker/Power Supply
- Swan PEP Watt Meter
The Swan 700CX was introduced in 1973. Sporting a pair of the new 8950 transmitting tubes, which were a higher power version of the television sweep tube similar to the 6LQ6's that were used in the 500CX. These Swan transceivers gained a bad reputation for drift in the VFO which is certainly true of many of the units. However, those that were not built with the weaker of the two versions of band selector switch have maintained their stability very well and are quite useable today. Great transmit and receive audio quality and plenty of output power. I have two 700CX's and one 500CX in the shack.
Drake TR-4
- TR-4 Transceiver
- RV-4 Remote VFO/Spkr/PS
I have had this TR-4 station for about ten years. I bought the transceiver and remote VFO together in South SanFrancisco. The performance is up to the famous Drake reputation. A great utility set-up that I use primarily on 20 meters but move to other bands occasionally. Running three 6JB6A's in the final, it has a stout output signal.
Drake TR-7
- Stacked TR-7 Transceivers
- Stacked MN-7 Matching Networks
The last of the Drake HF transceivers, the TR-7 is an excellent performing representative of the early, totally solid- state transceivers. When modified, the TR-7 will cover all of the HF ham bands, 160 meters thru 10 meters. Introduced in 1978, it was followed only by the TR-7A, which was pretty much a TR-7 with the options added in. Comparatively speaking, the TR-7 is a fairly complex design with both digital and analog circuitry. I picked up the second unit so I would have a working unit to compare with, if one develops a difficult problem. The comprehensive Drake Service Manual is a must, as well as the extender card kit.
Henry Tempo 2020
- Tempo 2020 Transceiver
- 8010 Remote VFO
The Henry Radio Tempo 2020 was the successor to the very successful Tempo One transceiver. Although the Tempo One was built for Henry by Yaesu, the 2020 was built by Uniden. It is all solid-state except for the driver and final amplifier tubes. The receiver has plenty of great sounding audio and is one of the few transceivers with a variable RF attenuator control; a feature that I like very much. Another unique feature of this rig is the 100Khz band segment selector arrangement. Each band is divided into 100Khz segments which are PLL controlled. The desired segment is selected by a front panel pushbutton.
Kenwood TS-830S
- TS-830S Transceiver
- SP-230 Remote Speaker
Everyone is probably familiar with the Kenwood TS-830S but unless you have owned and operated one, you might not know how good the rig is. Introduced around 1977, this rig is one of Kenwoods best. I bought this one new in 1978 and it has performed flawlessly. These rigs are great, cost effective starter rigs for the newcomer to ham radio as well as the seasoned ham.
Yaesu FT-101EE
- FT-101EE Transceiver
- FV-101B Remote VFO(2)
- SP-101B Speaker/Patch
- YS-2000 PEP Watt Meter
- Spectronics Digital Display
Probably the most successful Japanese entry to the ham radio market, the FT-101 series of transceivers is responsible for a lot of the crunch put on the American manufacturers. The FT-101 series has an extensive line of accessories including the FL-2100 amplifier. A good solid performer with a great reputation. I bought this FT-101EE in 1977 and have not had any part failures and still run the original sweep tube finals.
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- 700CX Transceiver
- 117X Speaker/Power Supply
- Swan PEP Watt Meter
The Swan 700CX was introduced in 1973. Sporting a pair of the new 8950 transmitting tubes, which were a higher power version of the television sweep tube similar to the 6LQ6's that were used in the 500CX. These Swan transceivers gained a bad reputation for drift in the VFO which is certainly true of many of the units. However, those that were not built with the weaker of the two versions of band selector switch have maintained their stability very well and are quite useable today. Great transmit and receive audio quality and plenty of output power. I have two 700CX's and one 500CX in the shack.
Drake TR-4
- TR-4 Transceiver
- RV-4 Remote VFO/Spkr/PS
I have had this TR-4 station for about ten years. I bought the transceiver and remote VFO together in South SanFrancisco. The performance is up to the famous Drake reputation. A great utility set-up that I use primarily on 20 meters but move to other bands occasionally. Running three 6JB6A's in the final, it has a stout output signal.
Drake TR-7
- Stacked TR-7 Transceivers
- Stacked MN-7 Matching Networks
The last of the Drake HF transceivers, the TR-7 is an excellent performing representative of the early, totally solid- state transceivers. When modified, the TR-7 will cover all of the HF ham bands, 160 meters thru 10 meters. Introduced in 1978, it was followed only by the TR-7A, which was pretty much a TR-7 with the options added in. Comparatively speaking, the TR-7 is a fairly complex design with both digital and analog circuitry. I picked up the second unit so I would have a working unit to compare with, if one develops a difficult problem. The comprehensive Drake Service Manual is a must, as well as the extender card kit.
Henry Tempo 2020
- Tempo 2020 Transceiver
- 8010 Remote VFO
The Henry Radio Tempo 2020 was the successor to the very successful Tempo One transceiver. Although the Tempo One was built for Henry by Yaesu, the 2020 was built by Uniden. It is all solid-state except for the driver and final amplifier tubes. The receiver has plenty of great sounding audio and is one of the few transceivers with a variable RF attenuator control; a feature that I like very much. Another unique feature of this rig is the 100Khz band segment selector arrangement. Each band is divided into 100Khz segments which are PLL controlled. The desired segment is selected by a front panel pushbutton.
Kenwood TS-830S
- TS-830S Transceiver
- SP-230 Remote Speaker
Everyone is probably familiar with the Kenwood TS-830S but unless you have owned and operated one, you might not know how good the rig is. Introduced around 1977, this rig is one of Kenwoods best. I bought this one new in 1978 and it has performed flawlessly. These rigs are great, cost effective starter rigs for the newcomer to ham radio as well as the seasoned ham.
Yaesu FT-101EE
- FT-101EE Transceiver
- FV-101B Remote VFO(2)
- SP-101B Speaker/Patch
- YS-2000 PEP Watt Meter
- Spectronics Digital Display
Probably the most successful Japanese entry to the ham radio market, the FT-101 series of transceivers is responsible for a lot of the crunch put on the American manufacturers. The FT-101 series has an extensive line of accessories including the FL-2100 amplifier. A good solid performer with a great reputation. I bought this FT-101EE in 1977 and have not had any part failures and still run the original sweep tube finals.
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- TR-4 Transceiver
- RV-4 Remote VFO/Spkr/PS
I have had this TR-4 station for about ten years. I bought the transceiver and remote VFO together in South SanFrancisco. The performance is up to the famous Drake reputation. A great utility set-up that I use primarily on 20 meters but move to other bands occasionally. Running three 6JB6A's in the final, it has a stout output signal.
Drake TR-7
- Stacked TR-7 Transceivers
- Stacked MN-7 Matching Networks
The last of the Drake HF transceivers, the TR-7 is an excellent performing representative of the early, totally solid- state transceivers. When modified, the TR-7 will cover all of the HF ham bands, 160 meters thru 10 meters. Introduced in 1978, it was followed only by the TR-7A, which was pretty much a TR-7 with the options added in. Comparatively speaking, the TR-7 is a fairly complex design with both digital and analog circuitry. I picked up the second unit so I would have a working unit to compare with, if one develops a difficult problem. The comprehensive Drake Service Manual is a must, as well as the extender card kit.
Henry Tempo 2020
- Tempo 2020 Transceiver
- 8010 Remote VFO
The Henry Radio Tempo 2020 was the successor to the very successful Tempo One transceiver. Although the Tempo One was built for Henry by Yaesu, the 2020 was built by Uniden. It is all solid-state except for the driver and final amplifier tubes. The receiver has plenty of great sounding audio and is one of the few transceivers with a variable RF attenuator control; a feature that I like very much. Another unique feature of this rig is the 100Khz band segment selector arrangement. Each band is divided into 100Khz segments which are PLL controlled. The desired segment is selected by a front panel pushbutton.
Kenwood TS-830S
- TS-830S Transceiver
- SP-230 Remote Speaker
Everyone is probably familiar with the Kenwood TS-830S but unless you have owned and operated one, you might not know how good the rig is. Introduced around 1977, this rig is one of Kenwoods best. I bought this one new in 1978 and it has performed flawlessly. These rigs are great, cost effective starter rigs for the newcomer to ham radio as well as the seasoned ham.
Yaesu FT-101EE
- FT-101EE Transceiver
- FV-101B Remote VFO(2)
- SP-101B Speaker/Patch
- YS-2000 PEP Watt Meter
- Spectronics Digital Display
Probably the most successful Japanese entry to the ham radio market, the FT-101 series of transceivers is responsible for a lot of the crunch put on the American manufacturers. The FT-101 series has an extensive line of accessories including the FL-2100 amplifier. A good solid performer with a great reputation. I bought this FT-101EE in 1977 and have not had any part failures and still run the original sweep tube finals.
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- Stacked TR-7 Transceivers
- Stacked MN-7 Matching Networks
The last of the Drake HF transceivers, the TR-7 is an excellent performing representative of the early, totally solid- state transceivers. When modified, the TR-7 will cover all of the HF ham bands, 160 meters thru 10 meters. Introduced in 1978, it was followed only by the TR-7A, which was pretty much a TR-7 with the options added in. Comparatively speaking, the TR-7 is a fairly complex design with both digital and analog circuitry. I picked up the second unit so I would have a working unit to compare with, if one develops a difficult problem. The comprehensive Drake Service Manual is a must, as well as the extender card kit.
Henry Tempo 2020
- Tempo 2020 Transceiver
- 8010 Remote VFO
The Henry Radio Tempo 2020 was the successor to the very successful Tempo One transceiver. Although the Tempo One was built for Henry by Yaesu, the 2020 was built by Uniden. It is all solid-state except for the driver and final amplifier tubes. The receiver has plenty of great sounding audio and is one of the few transceivers with a variable RF attenuator control; a feature that I like very much. Another unique feature of this rig is the 100Khz band segment selector arrangement. Each band is divided into 100Khz segments which are PLL controlled. The desired segment is selected by a front panel pushbutton.
Kenwood TS-830S
- TS-830S Transceiver
- SP-230 Remote Speaker
Everyone is probably familiar with the Kenwood TS-830S but unless you have owned and operated one, you might not know how good the rig is. Introduced around 1977, this rig is one of Kenwoods best. I bought this one new in 1978 and it has performed flawlessly. These rigs are great, cost effective starter rigs for the newcomer to ham radio as well as the seasoned ham.
Yaesu FT-101EE
- FT-101EE Transceiver
- FV-101B Remote VFO(2)
- SP-101B Speaker/Patch
- YS-2000 PEP Watt Meter
- Spectronics Digital Display
Probably the most successful Japanese entry to the ham radio market, the FT-101 series of transceivers is responsible for a lot of the crunch put on the American manufacturers. The FT-101 series has an extensive line of accessories including the FL-2100 amplifier. A good solid performer with a great reputation. I bought this FT-101EE in 1977 and have not had any part failures and still run the original sweep tube finals.
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- Tempo 2020 Transceiver
- 8010 Remote VFO
The Henry Radio Tempo 2020 was the successor to the very successful Tempo One transceiver. Although the Tempo One was built for Henry by Yaesu, the 2020 was built by Uniden. It is all solid-state except for the driver and final amplifier tubes. The receiver has plenty of great sounding audio and is one of the few transceivers with a variable RF attenuator control; a feature that I like very much. Another unique feature of this rig is the 100Khz band segment selector arrangement. Each band is divided into 100Khz segments which are PLL controlled. The desired segment is selected by a front panel pushbutton.
Kenwood TS-830S
- TS-830S Transceiver
- SP-230 Remote Speaker
Everyone is probably familiar with the Kenwood TS-830S but unless you have owned and operated one, you might not know how good the rig is. Introduced around 1977, this rig is one of Kenwoods best. I bought this one new in 1978 and it has performed flawlessly. These rigs are great, cost effective starter rigs for the newcomer to ham radio as well as the seasoned ham.
Yaesu FT-101EE
- FT-101EE Transceiver
- FV-101B Remote VFO(2)
- SP-101B Speaker/Patch
- YS-2000 PEP Watt Meter
- Spectronics Digital Display
Probably the most successful Japanese entry to the ham radio market, the FT-101 series of transceivers is responsible for a lot of the crunch put on the American manufacturers. The FT-101 series has an extensive line of accessories including the FL-2100 amplifier. A good solid performer with a great reputation. I bought this FT-101EE in 1977 and have not had any part failures and still run the original sweep tube finals.
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- TS-830S Transceiver
- SP-230 Remote Speaker
Everyone is probably familiar with the Kenwood TS-830S but unless you have owned and operated one, you might not know how good the rig is. Introduced around 1977, this rig is one of Kenwoods best. I bought this one new in 1978 and it has performed flawlessly. These rigs are great, cost effective starter rigs for the newcomer to ham radio as well as the seasoned ham.
Yaesu FT-101EE
- FT-101EE Transceiver
- FV-101B Remote VFO(2)
- SP-101B Speaker/Patch
- YS-2000 PEP Watt Meter
- Spectronics Digital Display
Probably the most successful Japanese entry to the ham radio market, the FT-101 series of transceivers is responsible for a lot of the crunch put on the American manufacturers. The FT-101 series has an extensive line of accessories including the FL-2100 amplifier. A good solid performer with a great reputation. I bought this FT-101EE in 1977 and have not had any part failures and still run the original sweep tube finals.
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- FT-101EE Transceiver
- FV-101B Remote VFO(2)
- SP-101B Speaker/Patch
- YS-2000 PEP Watt Meter
- Spectronics Digital Display
Probably the most successful Japanese entry to the ham radio market, the FT-101 series of transceivers is responsible for a lot of the crunch put on the American manufacturers. The FT-101 series has an extensive line of accessories including the FL-2100 amplifier. A good solid performer with a great reputation. I bought this FT-101EE in 1977 and have not had any part failures and still run the original sweep tube finals.
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