I couldn't resist: Grebe CR-18 (one of the 1st commercially-produced ham-only regen receivers - ca. 1926) National SW-3/Pilot Super Wasp - 1st mass-produced ham receivers (Pilot in kit form); National HRO - Revolutionized Superhet technology & My Vote for THE Receiver all of all time; KWS-1/75A4 - SSB implementation; KWM-1 - Transceiver concept; FT-101/TS-520 - Large-scale import revolution with high value in packaging & features; Ten Tec Triton series - SS finals; KWM-480/TR-7 - Digital tuning; TS-870S - IF DSP; and Flex SDR-1K - SDR concept to amateur radio.
Nearly a ten-year interval in each category, beginning in the '20s. I wanted to include Hallicrafters (my call-sign after all), but cannot think of a really stand-out product, although the SX-28, SX-88, and DD receivers deserve a place in history. Paul, W9AC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Wilhelm" <[email protected]> To: "Darwin, Keith" <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 9:13 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] How long until K3 is declared the greatest rig of all time? > Kieth, > > My vote is for the KWM2 because it brought the concept of transceivers > to amateur radio. > My second vote is for the Drake C line. I believe that was the > turnaround point of amateur thinking about receiver performance. Prior > to that time, the major consideration for receiver specs was > 'sensitivity' - it did not matter how much noise was amplified, if it > was more sensitive, it was better. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > Darwin, Keith wrote: >> The K3's performance clearly exceeds its price (check it out, two >> possessives in once sentence and only 1 has an apostrophe) and I >> believe it is a contender for "greatest rig ever" or at least "very >> noteworthy in the historical radio timeline". >> >> How long do you think we have to wait before folks begin speaking of >> the K3 as one of the most influential rigs? >> >> And what rigs would you say are the most historically influential? >> Which ones caused a major shift in the history of amateur radio? >> >> KWM2A? >> TS-520? >> FT-101? >> Drake C-Line (esp R4-C)? >> FT-1000? >> Century 22? >> >> - Keith N1AS - >> - SKCC 344c - >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.10.25/1957 - Release Date: >> 02/17/09 07:07:00 >> >> > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
