[OKDXA] What's Not To Like
Robert Redmon
k5sm.bob at gmail.com
Sun Feb 21 17:07:37 EST 2010
Different. The 930 has more "bells and whistles" and is some what more
flexible, but both were great radios in their time. In retrospect, I
guess I prefer the 930 as its range of controls make it somewhat more
versatile. The 740 was really a pretty basic radio, but was rock solid
in contest conditions (I was very active back then). I remember that the
built in (switching) power supply seemed almost like magic back then.
Made for a really compact, lightweight package.
73, Bob K5SM
John Geiger wrote:
> So is the 740 equal or better than the 930?
>
> 73s John AA5JG
>
> --- On Sun, 2/21/10, Robert Redmon <k5sm.bob at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>> From: Robert Redmon <k5sm.bob at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [OKDXA] What's Not To Like
>> To: "Discussion of OKDXA" <okdxa at mailman.qth.net>
>> Date: Sunday, February 21, 2010, 3:06 PM
>> Had a 740 back in '82 w250hz
>> filters...wonderful radio. Wish I had hung
>> onto it. Sold it to a buddy when I bought my TS930 in 1984.
>> Still have
>> the 930...learned my lesson.
>>
>> 73, Bob
>>
>> John Geiger wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Bill,
>>>
>>> How well does the 740 do in contest conditions?
>>>
>> Pretty good, I assume!
>>
>>> 73s John AA5JG
>>>
>>> --- On Sun, 2/21/10, William B. Stacy <wstacy at wildblue.net>
>>>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> From: William B. Stacy <wstacy at wildblue.net>
>>>> Subject: Re: [OKDXA] What's Not To Like
>>>> To: "'Discussion of OKDXA'" <okdxa at mailman.qth.net>
>>>> Date: Sunday, February 21, 2010, 1:44 PM
>>>> Hi, All:
>>>>
>>>> I did work DXCC with a couple of metal sticks
>>>>
>> in/on the
>>
>>>> ground (R8 and 80M
>>>> vertical). With only sporadic operation, I
>>>>
>> worked 112
>>
>>>> entities so far in
>>>> the contest.
>>>>
>>>> Of course, Murphy came to visit. My K3 is
>>>>
>> back in
>>
>>>> Aptos for upgrades, and
>>>> the TX on my backup rig quit after a few
>>>>
>> hours. The
>>
>>>> venerable C-Line and
>>>> the old IC-740 became the workhorses.
>>>>
>>>> Enjoy!
>>>>
>>>> 73, Bill, N5TU
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: okdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>>>> [mailto:okdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
>>>> On Behalf Of Jerry Chouinard
>>>> Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 9:48 PM
>>>> To: n5ok at arrl.net;
>>>> Discussion of OKDXA
>>>> Subject: Re: [OKDXA] What's Not To Like
>>>>
>>>> HV0A - Good one. I forgot to mention TX4T
>>>>
>> and 5W0OU
>>
>>>> during the 40 meter
>>>> stint. Had the 2 el pointed at the
>>>>
>> pole! I
>>
>>>> think you could work DXCC with
>>>> a metal stick in the ground. Great
>>>>
>> conditions after a
>>
>>>> number of rather
>>>> drab years.
>>>>
>>>> Jerry
>>>>
>>>> At 08:59 PM 2/20/2010 -0600, you wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Jerry,
>>>>>
>>>>> Hey! Glad to see that you still have a
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> radio. ;-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> You are right about 40m. I worked HV0A
>>>>>
>> on there a
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> bit ago.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Gil was in there because he doesn't want to
>>>>>
>> miss any of
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> the fun.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Take care my friend.
>>>>>
>>>>> Coy
>>>>> --
>>>>> Coy Day, N5OK
>>>>> 20685 SW 29
>>>>> Union City, OK 73090
>>>>> 405-483-5632
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Jerry Chouinard wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> My radio is coming back alive - hope
>>>>>>
>> others are
>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> too.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> 40 meters was open worldwide last night.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In a 10 minute span on 40 heard or
>>>>>>
>> worked:
>>
>>>>>> ZL, VK, JA, SM, LA, G, GM, UA9, Many
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> Europeans, Caribbean and South
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> America
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Today 15 meters sounded like 40 did last
>>>>>>
>> night -
>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> a new band for us to
>>>> us?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> Many Europeans.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I even heard W5NUT in there running a few
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> Europeans. I thought he had
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> already worked everybody.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> K5YAA
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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