[Elecraft] OT KX3 wannabe in photo of Qct QST

[Phil Wheeler]

Good rig ID, Mike. Yes the TS-830S was a fine rig. 
And it looks like his mic is the MC-60A.

You have to wonder about the wisdom of running 
even 100 Watts into the MFJ loop while sitting 
that close to it.

73, Phil W7OX

On 9/16/16 6:46 PM, Mike Morrow wrote:
> It looks nothing like an "ancient Yaesu"...because is a Kenwood TS-830S, introduced in 1980.  To this day it's one of the best hybrid-design ham transceivers ever made.  It has two S2001A (equivalent to 6146B) tubes in the PA for 220 W PEP SSB, 180 W CW.  Ham bands (including WARC) only.  Gotta love a rig with PA PLATE and LOAD controls.
>
> Still...what QST editor confused the TS-830S with a KX3, or any other all-solid state rig made since 1983?  My guess is some youngster who doesn't know that rigs like this with vacuum tubes ever existed. :-)
>
> Mike / KK5F
>
>> ...From the photo it looks like an ancient Yaesu.
>> ...
>> Joe N9JR
>>> Perhaps it was a very early pre-production model, before they had finished miniaturizing it sufficiently :-)
>>>
>>> Dave
>>> AA7EE