[CW] Thinking about tubes

[David Ring]

That is probably the only QSK tube transceiver ever made - but it is crystal
or external (not supplied) only.

Nice radio though.

73

DR

On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 7:01 AM, Ron Zond <k3miy at csonline.net> wrote:

> Ken
>
> How about the Heath HW 16?
> CW only.
>
> Ron
> K3MIY
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cw-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:cw-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On
> Behalf Of Ken Brown
> Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 1:18 AM
> To: CW Reflector
> Subject: [CW] Thinking about tubes
>
>
> I have been thinking about getting a tube transceiver. I would be
> interested to hear opinions on the QSK performance of various tube
> transceivers. Even just to know what transceivers to consider would be
> helpful. It seems like in the days of tubes transceivers were less
> common than separate receivers and transmitters, so there may not be
> very many choices. The ones I can think of are the Drake TR3 and TR4 (I
> would presume the TR4CW would be the best of those), Collins KWM1 and
> KWM2 (probably both out of my price range), Heathkit HW-101, SB-100 and
> SB-101, maybe some Halliscratchers Cyclones? Swan rigs? Can any of you
> add to the list of tube transceivers, please? I know some of the early
> transceivers were intended primarily for SSB use, and I want something
> that works well for CW. Maybe there are some good military rigs to
> consider, like the RS-6 or Paraset, though I probably want a
> superheterodyne receiver and not a regenerative set.
>
> Thanks in advance for any information.
>
> Ken N6KB
>
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