[Kenwood] 6 meter options

[John Geiger]

Hi Philip,

Sorry to hear about the 756PRO.  I have had a Kenwood TS600 and currently
have a TS60.  The TS60 is really nice, and does 100 watts.  Very good
receiver on it, but they are kind of hard to fine today.  I did see one for
sale yesterday on QTH.COM for $400.  The TS60 is the 6 meter version of the
TS50,which is still produced, so most parts should be available.

The TS600 was my first 6 meter rig, and it was a lot of fun.  It only does
10 watts and has an analog dial.  Quiet receiver since it didn't have a
synethesizer.  Parts shouldn't be too hard to find since it is a fairly
simple design and probably uses common parts.  The downside is that the
TS600 has become somewhat of a collectors item, so they go for almost as
much as the TS60 does.   It is also a large (by today's standards) rig.
Probably larger than my TS2000 is.

Going the transverter route will probably cost you more if you go with the
downeastmicrowave or SSB electronics transverters, once you add the amp and
interfacing.  But the TS940 would also make a very nice IF rig.

Other rigs to look at used would be an Icom 706 original-going for around
$400 which would also give you back up HF, an Icom 551D which can be found
for $250 or so without the FM board, maybe a used FT857 or FT100D.

73s John NE0P
----- Original Message -----
From: "Philip Neidlinger" <PNeidlinger at dwginc.com>
To: <kenwood at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 12:39 PM
Subject: [Kenwood] 6 meter options


Hello again...

With the IC-756PRO gone from my shack, soon to be replaced with a
TS-940SAT, I now lack 6m capability. Note the following options to get
back on 6m.....

1. Get a TS-600. The radio appears to be a good rig, but have no idea of
its availability or reliability or performance.
2. Get a TS-60. Same points as Option No. 1.
3. Put a transverter for the 940. Real fuzzy here, as I have zip, zero,
nada experience with transverters and have no idea which one to get, or
how to even wire the sucker up to the 940. Usually they are less than
10w, and then one has to get a brick amp to put out a signal that has a
little "presence" on the band.
4. Get a NON-Kenwood dedicated 6 meter rig, such as a Ranger. Ouch.
Don't want to go there.

Any other suggestions would be welcomed. Note, I do not want to get
another HF rig with 6 meters tacked on as an afterthought.

Tnx

PHILIP
KA4KOE





Philip Neidlinger, PE, CTS
Electrical / Audio-Visual Engineer
Dulohery, Weeks, and Gagliano, Inc.
Consulting Engineers
333 Commercial Drive
Savannah, Georgia 31406
Voice: 912-355-0235
Fax: 912-355-7807




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