25 years ago my first rig was a used Drake TR-7 from Burghardt Amateur Center, and I still have it. Antenna was a G5RV and a B&W 300 watt tuner from Madison (downtown Houston at the time). Worked the world with it. About 12 years ago I started restoring tube gear, and most of you know what that means.......Many fine-working radios saved from the scrap heap, and no more room at the QTH for any more (not to mention a VERY patient XYL) !!! 73 Mark N5KAE
----- Original Message ---- > From: John Hudson <[email protected]> > To: Darrell Bellerive <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" ><[email protected]> > Sent: Fri, June 17, 2011 2:47:40 PM > Subject: Re: [Drakelist] First Rigs - If you could do it all over again, what >would your first station be? > > My first HAM rig was borrowed from a mentor (Tom Roberts WA6YKE/AC5RD)who was >helping me get my HAM license it was a Knight T-60 transmitter and HRO-60 >receiver. I was 13 at the time, then my dad and I found an HW-16 working, >bought >a HG-10B VFO which became the first station I owned. At 16 my Dad bought me a >Yaesu FT-101B which I still have. As I said in an earlier post, in high school >I >was given the opportunity to purchase a HAM station for Helix High School here >in La Mesa, CA. the station was a Drake TR-4C, RV-4C, MS-4, and W-4 watt meter >(I'd sure like to know where that rig went). I'm not sure I'd change anything >we >did, perhaps instead of the Yaesu I would have asked for the Drake Twins but >the >old FT-101B has stood the test of time.. > > Then again Darrell wouldn't we all like to have known then what we know now; >"Dad lets buy stock in this new company called Microsoft" ;-) > > De WA6HYQ > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On >Behalf Of Darrell Bellerive > Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 12:08 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Drakelist] First Rigs - If you could do it all over again, what > would >your first station be? > > The threads about the comparisons of the Drake, Collins, etc. has got me > thinking about my first receiver and station. > > Licenced at the age of 15 back in 1975, I bought used gear from the > local club members, not giving any thought as to what was great, good, > or bad in terms of design or performance. It was available and so that's > what I got. > > If I knew then, what I know now, my first receiver and station would > have been totally different. If I could have afforded it a new Drake > R-4B or if money was not available, a used Drake 2B would have been my > first receiver rather than the Hallicrafters SX-140. > > So if you knew then what you know now, what would have been your first > station and what year would it have been? > > 73, > Darrell Bellerive > Amateur Radio Station VA7TO > > _______________________________________________ > Drakelist mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist > > _______________________________________________ > Drakelist mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist > _______________________________________________ Drakelist mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
