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

[Jack]

ZCZC

Not wanting to start a "my grease is better than yours" debate, but my
vote
is for the TT/L-2 as the best ever RTTY converter. I built mine when
the article
came out in QST (around 1965?) and it was amazing. Next to that is the
Dovetron...I'll admit that I haven't used my ST-6000 on RTTY and,
since it's
roughly a TT/L-2 solid-stated, it would probably work fine. 

IF THERE WERE JUST SOME REAL RTTY TO COPY....!

73,

Jack K0TTY

NNNN



-----Original Message-----
From: greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Don Cunningham
Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 6:46 PM
To: hsvham; Jeffrey Angus; larryradio at att.net; Greenkeys; Bill Henry;
Herb Graeber
Subject: [GreenKeys] ST-8000A and ST-6000 (was "More where these came
from")

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 

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