[Kenwood] Need TS-520 history

[Robert Quamme]

Paul,
May I ask what you mean by "relatively gutless" Swan 350?  I have two of them, and I would call them anything but gutless!  Power outputs on mine, and any others too, run to over 300 watts pep. They were fairly popular as well, since 9,000 of them were sold.  Were you perhaps referring to the later models 350A, 350D and 350B which were entirely different?

Bob  KI0KM




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From: Paul Pagel <ppagel at sbcglobal.net>
To: kenwood at mailman.qth.net; Mike Steussy <ae4r at cox.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 11:42:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Kenwood] Need TS-520 history

Mike,
 
I'd be hard-pressed to limit the number to four. The Collins S-Line can be used as a transceiver as well as separates; I believe the Drake Twins could operate that way, too. Heath's SB-102 outshone the HW-101; the relatively gutless Swan 350 was a hot item in its day; the Kenwood Twins - the R-599 and T-599 -  could transceive and I'm sure there are more.
 
Good luck with your venture!
 
73,
 
Paul / N1FB


--- On Sat, 5/16/09, Mike Steussy <ae4r at cox.net> wrote:

From: Mike Steussy <ae4r at cox.net>
Subject: [Kenwood] Need TS-520 history
To: kenwood at mailman.qth.net
Date: Saturday, May 16, 2009, 11:04 PM

Ahoy!  I'm writing up a little paper for my radio club on what I believe 
are the four most famous transceivers of the tube era.  One of these has 
to be the TS-520 (series).  I have information on the genesis of the 
other three (KWM-2, TR-4, HW-101), but am lacking info on the 520.  If 
you have information that might help me, please send or point me to the 
site.

Thanks & 73,
Mike Steussy AE4R
Vienna VA
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