[AMRadio] 10 meters

[rbethman]

The answer to Siltronix vs. Swan is very simple.

Swan made the Siltronix radios period.

They would not openly admit it, but parts could be obtained from Swan to 
repair a Siltronix.

They manufactured ALL the Siltronix VFOs that readily tied to CBs and 
allowed a *wide* area of frequencies.

I've purchased a few to re-purpose VFO drives for other radios.  It 
would be a pain to try and use them on amateur equipment simply because 
the very specific oscillators used in them.  It would be a complete rip 
apart and re-engineer.  Since they have been really cheap, I just picked 
up a couple to use the drive assemblies.

Another outfit that made radios for both was SBE.  They made one very 
good base for CB.

Just as soon as I got my ticket, I horse traded with a CB type for a 
Siltronix 1011.  I made a whole bunch of 10 meter contacts all across 
the country.

Bob - N0DGN


On 5/30/2014 6:40 PM, Charles Ring wrote:
>
> Yaesu factory boxes were marked "SSB Equipment", leaving open who 
> might use it. I considered them about as legit a maker as Siltronix.
>
> Were Siltronix designs just stolen from Swan or was there more of a 
> connection?
>