On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 22:36:35 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 00:09:28 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

That's why when I get the itch to do some hamming, I usually fire up
my Dad's old Collins S line. Real radios with real tubes. :)

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Oh yeah, real radios for sure. They were the standard that everything
else was measured against. In the pre-digital era Collins and Drake
made equipment that actually performed the way it was supposed to, and
that was unusual for ham gear of its day. Unfortunately the Collins
expertise did not carry over into computer equipment and that was
their downfall, big time.

Remember the NCR line of transceivers?

Live long and prosper,

Tom

On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 11:40:07 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Remember the NCR line of transceivers?

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The Signal/One CX7. Never actually saw one but I know it was
supposed to be the marvel of its' day. Any idea how many were
actually built? When I was a kid in the 50s and early 60s, I always
aspired to a Collins KWS-1 and 75A-4. They were built like the
proverbial brick house. By the early 70s I could actually afford
something of that quality, but was living in a Manhattan apartment
that was none too big for even the essentials. I ended up with a nice
little R L Drake rig that tucked into the corner of the living room.

Any experience with the Icom M-802 as a ham rig? I'm thinking of
getting one for the Grand Banks.