[GreenKeys] ST-8000A and ST-6000 (was "More where these came from")

[Don Cunningham]

One word to the wise, replacing ST-6000's with the ST-8000A.  Listen to what 
Bill Henry and others are saying.  This TU was designed to fullfill a 
government contract, required to be "like" another brand of TU.  The 
ST-6000A is a FINE RTTY TU, designed for 60 and 100 wpm RTTY, with built in 
loop supply and tuning scope.  I have most of Hal's units by now, but 
consider the ST-6000 to be probably the "pinnacle" of their design for 
amateur RTTY (maybe if my ST-8000 (non A model) wasn't such a basket case, I 
would think it was better, hi)!!  Just MHO, but I bought a new ST-6000 for 
myself upon retirement, that was a special commercial low tone unit, and it 
far outdistances ANY other TU I own.  I have the ST-8000, ST-8000A (NIB one, 
so I paid a LOT more for it, hi), several ST-6000's and ST-6's.  All do what 
they were designed to do, just don't expect the last to be the best for 
amateur use.  If I'm wrong, some of you straighten me out, but in my shack, 
I'll never get rid of my ST-6000.  Off the soapbox, hi.
73,
Don, WB5HAK