[Boatanchors] TS-830S

[Rob Atkinson]

I had a TS830S and companion external VFO that I got as part of an
estate.  I hauled them to every hamfest over the spring and summer 2
years ago including Dayton.  I started out at around $400 for both and
kept dropping the price.  They were in great shape, looked fine and I
had checked them out on all bands SSB/CW to make sure all was working
okay.  After around 5 or 6 hamfests I finally practically gave the 830
away for $125 just to get rid of it because I was sick and tired of
schlepping it.   I had to sell the VFO separately.   My lesson was
that 98 out of 100 hams want nothing to do with anything they have to
tune up manually I guess because they don't know how or they're razzle
dazzled by the modern panadapter display rigs.   It was eye opening
and sad.  We on this email list are a teeny minority.

73
Rob
K5UJ

On Mon, Jan 13, 2020 at 9:05 PM Charles Vest <cvest at cox.net> wrote:
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> I have a full station TS-830S Gold Edition bought new at Henry Radio in Butler , MO. in 1983 . I still love the rig and accessories . It has been really trouble free other than 1 new set of finals over the years .
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