[Boatanchors] BA's 6M and up...

[Peter Markavage]

The Clegg Venus is an excellent 6 meter SSB transceiver and will also
operate on AM. It runs a 12 volt 6146 (6883, A, B, 8032, 8032A, 8552). It
runs about 85 watts PEP. Wait, do I hear another neutralization
discussion coming up?(couldn't resist)

And in between boatanchor and current stuff, you have rigs like the
Kenwood TS-600, which is an all mode 6 meter transceiver, that has an
excellent receiver and a 12 watt transmitter. Transmitter output is
controlled by a front panel control and is great when driving a
boatanchor 6 meter linear like the Gonset or Johnson 6N2 Thunderbolt. The
real nice thing about this transceiver is that it has parts that you can
identify. Resistors look like resistors, capacitors look like capacitors,
etc. and not just blobs of something sitting on a PC board.

Pete, wa2cwa

On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 12:14:35 -0400 "Mark Langenfeld" <mlangen at execpc.com>
writes:
> And don't forget the Drake TR-6. Although it is partially 
> solid-state
> (front end), I think it still qualifies as a true BA.  The 
> potential
> downside may be price as, even today, it is sought after as a
> good-performing, classic 6 M rig.
> 
> And, has anyone mentioned all the Clegg possibilities?
> 
> Mark -- WA9ETW
> 
> 
> > 
> > For 6 meter SSB there are several tube type
> > transceivers available including those made by Drake,
> > Swan, and Heath.  The Swan 250 (also known as the "2
> > drifty" because of its drift problems) is a
> > possibility, but I don't recommend it!  The Heath
> > SB-110 or even better the SB-110A is an excellent SSB
> > / CW rig for 6 meters.  I have had one for about 30
> > years and it is still going strong!  Puts out about 80
> > watts and covers 50 to 52 MHz in four 500 KHz ranges.
> > 
> >
> > Glen, K9STH

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