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In Reply to: RE: No photos, butI use a TS-450SAT for HF the few times that I now get on the air. )MT( posted by J. S. Bach on April 01, 2025 at 12:37:53
A friend of mine back in high school had the older Kenwood TS-520. It was an awesome radio back in the day and way better than the Swan 500CX that I had. The Swan put out more power but the receiver was no where near as good as the Kenwood's. The Swan's IF bandwidth (selectivity) was somewhat broad so stronger stations had nice audio fidelity but but weaker signals were more easily interfered with - and the Swan radio drifted.YouTube of a 1970's era Swan 500CX (not mine):
My only HF operation these days is when I'm up at my friend's cabin. Otherwise it's strictly 2m/70cm FM.
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...a fellow club members place. I was a no-code Tech at the time and I got on the air under his supervision. I liked the rig so much that I got one and later upgraded to General. I still have it but have not powered it up in years. Note that I acquired all (or most) of the accessories to have a complete 107 station.
Later Gator,
Dave
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I don't remember that one but I like the looks. Many vintage radios are pretty cool but harder to find in good shape.
I got my Novice license in 1971 and then my Advanced around 1972/1973. I was very active on HF for maybe 10 years and then life happened so I let my license expire completely well beyond the grace period. I didn't play around with Ham Radio for a long time. Took the General exam maybe a dozen years ago and passed but my HF operation these days is very limited.
I have the Icom IC-746 Pro that I used at our previous home just for listening with a hidden long wire antenna. It's heavy. The compact Yaesu FT-891 is what I use if I'm lugging gear up to the mountains.
Icom IC-746 Pro
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And my older Yaesu FRG-100 Shorwave Receiver
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