[Elecraft] Best Radio for a Scout Camp

[Vic Rosenthal]

Jeff Burns wrote:

> What is the ideal radio for a Boy Scout camp?
> 
> The old equipment has some advantages. It is big enough to be difficult for
> someone to walk off with, and is fairly straightforward to use.
> Unfortunately, the old equipment is also somewhat temperamental. Someone
> that used one of these rigs all the time would quickly become accustomed to
> tuning up and turning knobs to just the right position to make it work.

The only rig that you mention that needs tuning up is the Kenwood 
TS520s.  Since you should require some kind of training session for the 
Scouts that will use the station in any event, it's not hard to learn to 
tune this quite simple rig.  Personally, I would keep it.

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73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
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