[CW] Thinking about tubes

[Artmouton]

I used the Kenwood Twins T599D and R599D for some time.
My memory was that they were great on CW.
I had purchased the WARC band upgrade but never installed it and sold 
the set with the kit a year or so later.
I have considered buying a set to have to remember from those days.
Art K5FNQ


Fernando Quinones wrote:
> Hello.
>
> I recommend the TR4CW/RIT. Great resale value
>
> should you later decide that it might not be
>
> your cup of tea.
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> None of the other all tube transceivers have RIT.
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> I also have 2 TR4's and KWM2A but not for CW.
>
> As has been mentioned, twins (separates) are
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> the way to go for serious CW.
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> No clean QSK (Tentec/Elecraft are the exception),
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> relays are the norm.
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>
> Good luck with your decision and have fun.
>
> Jumping from band to band will be weary at times.
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> So keep that in mind if you like to jump around a lot.
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> But it's a great kick to put them on the air.
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> Also, not too many CW ops on the air nowadays, so
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> tight filters are not really needed.
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> 73
>
> which is great to have.
> On Apr 22, 2009, at 10:17 PM, Ken Brown wrote:
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>   
>> 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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