[Milsurplus] Way OT -- Rice Boxes

[Bill Cromwell]

Hi Miles,

Ken has already repied. He may be a little too enthusiastic about some 
of the later solid state gear with microprocessors and other 
razzle-dazzle. Even that stuff can be dealt with but some of the 
original parts are proprietary and unobtanium. I have an old Atlas 180. 
It is all solid state but is American made and has no parts that are are 
not readily available (or makable). I do have Kenwood Twins R-599 and 
T-599 here. The transmitter has hollow state finals and driver. 
Everything else is solid state. It is ancient. It has required repairs 
and some replcaemnet parts several times. Both rigs have been easy repairs.

Yeah...what about those mics and the power cables? Enquiring minds want 
to know. I use mics snatched from old CB radios. It was considered as a 
promotion to elevated status for the mics <evil grin>. I did get the 
cables for both of those.

I have a solid state fancy-schmancy receiver that has puked in the 
microprocessor department. I an preparing to install an arduino and 
updated DDS in place of the brain-dead bits. There is always a way:)

There is also some all hollow-state gear and a bad attitude here. I feel 
that if I cannot repair/maintain my own gear it needs to be in the 
landfill and NOT in my shack.

73,

Bill  KU8H

On 01/25/2018 11:36 AM, k2cby at optonline.net wrote:
> As a dyed in the wool hollow state guy I have yet to buy a “modern”
> transceiver.
>
> I do regularly watch the eBay lists to see what comes up.
>
> I am intrigued by the number of Kenwood, Icom, Yaesu, etc. that are
> offered with the notation “no transmit,” “won’t receive,” “works only
> above 14 MHz,” and similar comments.
>
> I thought solid state gear was supposed to have a high reliability
> factor. What gives?
>
> Are these rigs impossible to repair? Proprietary or unavailable parts?
>
>
>
> The other thing is that they never seem to be offered for sale with
> microphones, although I assume that mics were included in the original
> package. Is there something like a sock drawer for microphones out there
> somewhere?
>
>
>
> /Miles, K2CBY
>
>
>
> Miles B. Anderson, K2CBY
> 16 Round Pond Lane
> Sag Harbor, New York 11963-3821
> Phone: (631) 725-4400
> FAX: (631) 725-2223
>
> e-mail: k2cby at optimum.net
>
>
>
>
>
> ______________________________________________________________
> Milsurplus mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:Milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
>
> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
>

-- 
bark less - wag more