[rescue] ham gear

[Geoffrey S. Mendelson]

On Fri, Nov 11, 2005 at 09:23:42AM -0500, Steve Sandau wrote:
> For some reason, I have finally become interested in ham radio. I 
> thought I remembered seeing some list traffic on this subject, too.

Two words. "Code Quick". I tried for 29 years to learn to copy morse
code and could not. In two months I passed the 5 wpm exam, and then the
13, I could have passed the 20, but did not have time to take the test
before I left the U.S.

Best $50 I spent on any hobby,

Sadly, I can't copy above about 8 wpm now due to lack of use. :-(

If you want to rescue something get an old Ten-Tec rig. A Triton IV
goes for about $150-$200 in the U.S., the digital version is $200-$250.
The difference is the freqency display. 80m-10m coverage 100 watt,
all "solid state", great CW or SSB rig.  

Geoff.
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