Comments on some equipment used by ZS6DX

Update 2014, lots have changed on the equipment front and the information here is now very dated but I am keeping it for historic reasons, these comments were mostly written before 2003.

During the last few years, since 1996 when I got my license, I have have had quite a few rigs and other equipment in the shack, some of it I owned, some I just evaluated and some were rigs I fixed for other people. Here is a list of some of the things I like, some I did not like and some I simply hated !

Over the last 10 years I have also been doing a lot of research looking for the best as well as the most cost effective HF contest and DX radios, my findings are also included below. I was doing this to enable me to build a good contest station without just spending money on the newest equipment, it is NOT always the best way! I will be publishing a "preference list" soon so watch this space !

I also want to include some other station equipment like tuners, analyzers and scopes when I get time....

If you have any comments or other experience with these or other models let me know so we can expand the list.

They are presented in no particular order at the moment !

Yaesu

Icom

Kenwood

Other manufacturers

(c)R Venter 1996-2003
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