[Elecraft] OT KX3 wannabe in photo of Qct QST

[Kevin]

Ditto.

On 9/16/2016 8:46 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.
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> 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. :-)
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> Mike / KK5F
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