[CW] Thinking about tubes

[Fernando Quinones]

Hello.

I recommend the TR4CW/RIT. Great resale value

should you later decide that it might not be

your cup of tea.

None of the other all tube transceivers have RIT.

I also have 2 TR4's and KWM2A but not for CW.

As has been mentioned, twins (separates) are

the way to go for serious CW.

No clean QSK (Tentec/Elecraft are the exception),

relays are the norm.


Good luck with your decision and have fun.

Jumping from band to band will be weary at times.

So keep that in mind if you like to jump around a lot.

But it's a great kick to put them on the air.

Also, not too many CW ops on the air nowadays, so

tight filters are not really needed.

73

which is great to have.
On Apr 22, 2009, at 10:17 PM, Ken Brown wrote:

> 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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