RIGS I HAVE OWNED AND OPERATED
Here is another of my rigs I owned. This is a Ten Tec OMNI-D. This is a great radio and was my very first HF rig! I used it for DX and Digital modes mostly. The one thing about a Ten Tec is no matter how old it is Ten Tec will service the radio.
This is another HF rig I owned. A Kenwood TS-520se. It was a great rig. I liked to operate the hybrid rigs and the all tube rigs. These radios were around when amateur radio was amateur radio. These were serviceable radios, not appliances.
Here is a Kenwood TS-440s/AT. I
no longer have this rig, but
enjoyed
operating it very much. The best thing about this rig is the crystal
filters. I always received good audio reports.
Here
is another of my rigs, a Drake
TR-3.
This rig was an all tube rig. I
used this rig for having fun working
DX. I don't have this rig anymore.
Here
is another of my rigs, a Yaesu
FT-101EE. This was my first hybrid rig. I had the
whole station except for the 2 and 6 Meter transverters and the digital
display unit.
I used this rig for having fun working
DX and digital. I no longer have this rig.
Here was another of my rigs,
a Ten Tec Century 21. This was a great rig for CW.
This is only a 35
watt rig, but it could perform.
I no longer have this rig.
Here was another of my rigs,
a Heathkit HW-101. This was one of the first all tubes rigs I owned.
The only
problem with this rig was frequency drift, but other than that a good rig.
I no longer have this rig.
Here was another of my rigs,
an Alinco DX-77T.
The radio was a fine performer. I used it for
digital as well with a home brewed interface box for PSK and the other digital
modes.
I no longer have this rig.
Here was another of my rigs. This is a Heath SB-1400 that I used for Field Day, mainly for PSK31. This rig was sent to RTO Electronics where it went through a complete RE-CONDITIONING. If you have a Heathkit radio check out RTO's Website. Thanks Ron for such good work!
Here is another of my rigs that I operated. This is a SWAN 500C. The SWAN is an all tube rig. I like to play with tube rigs, there is just something about working with the old technology that I feel every Amateur should experience.
Here is another of rigs that I owned. This is an ICOM IC-706 (the orignial). A great rig for operating mobile, in the field or as a base station. I installed this rig in my 1984 Chevy S-10 4x4, and the antenna was a 40 Meter Hamstick.
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