[SixClub] High end 6 meter rigs (was: New to Six Meters)

[Barry Bogart]

Another 'best' question! (sigh). As usual IT DEPENDS.
So I'll nominate a Tokyo Hypower SSB/CW HT in the
'portable' category. 

VE7VIE


--- John Geiger <johngeig at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Thanks for the report Steve.
> 
> So what would others consider to be the best 6 meter
> rigs out there, other than the Icom 7800?  Some that
> I
> have seen put forward as "The best 6 meter rig"
> include:
> 
> Kenwood TS60
> Yaesu FT650
> Japan Radio Corp. JST-245
> 
> 73s John NE0P
> 
> --- Steve Katz <stevek at jmr.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hi John,
> > 
> > The TR-6 was a "premier" rig in its day, but today
> I
> > wouldn't pay a lot for
> > one unless I could find one that's in mint
> condition
> > and I were a Drake
> > equipment collector (which I'm not).
> > 
> > To me, in 2005, the TR-6 is just another old six
> > meter rig.  But in 1979, it
> > was only a ten year-old design and considered
> very,
> > very good.  It also ran
> > more power (barefoot) than anything else ever made
> > for six meters, about
> > 150W PEP output, which was sufficient to drive a
> > pair of 3-500Zs very well
> > -- most of the other rigs on the market could just
> > barely drive these tubes
> > to full power.
> > 
> > 73,
> > 
> > Steve WB2WIK/6
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: John Geiger [mailto:johngeig at yahoo.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 1:42 PM
> > To: World Wide Six Meter Club
> > Subject: RE: [SixClub] New to Six Meters
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- Steve Katz <stevek at jmr.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > 
> > > I used 1kW output (pair of 3-500Zs) and a Drake
> > > TR-6, with a 5L beam on an
> > > 18' boom up 40' above ground on the mountaintop.
> 
> > > 100% "mobile,"
> > > self-contained (with Honda 4kW generator)
> station,
> > > borrowed at the last
> > > moment from N6NB.
> > > 
> > Hi Steve,
> > 
> > How is the TR-6 anyways?  As good as everyone
> says,
> > and worth the prices they are commanding today?
> > 
> > 73s John NE0P
> > 
> > 
> > 
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