When I got my novice ('64) I was 13 and a freshman in high school. I started
with a R55A (mowed lots of yards) and a DX40 (present from dad for passing
the novice). I have a copy of that station today. I have since gone through
the gold dust twins and have two "S" lines, a supper nice Drake "C" line,
and an R7, R388 along with other stuff (knight regens). But alas, an hour
ago, my K3 kit arrived and it will replace the broken FT1000 (probably
gonna be a parts unit ... note ... the Drake and Collins still work and can
easily still be fixed). If I started over again in the 60's I would stay
with the DX40 and opt for the 2B/2BQ (had one, mistakenly sold it).
After reading the original post that got this fascinating thread started, I
am going to get off of dead center and listen to the 75S3B and the R4C
(unmodified) to see how they compare. I am primarily a low band CW op here.
73, Mike WA5POK
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Nace
Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 6:22 PM
To: John Hudson ; Darrell Bellerive ; drakelist@zerobeat.net
Subject: Re: [Drakelist] First Rigs - If you could do it all over again,what
would your first station be?
25 years ago my first rig was a used Drake TR-7 from Burghardt Amateur
Center,
and I still have it. Antenna was a G5RV and a B&W 300 watt tuner from
Madison
(downtown Houston at the time). Worked the world with it. About 12 years
ago I
started restoring tube gear, and most of you know what that means.......Many
fine-working radios saved from the scrap heap, and no more room at the QTH
for
any more (not to mention a VERY patient XYL) !!!
73
Mark
N5KAE
----- Original Message ----
From: John Hudson <john.hud...@calema.ca.gov>
To: Darrell Bellerive <drbellerive.va...@gmail.com>;
"drakelist@zerobeat.net"
<drakelist@zerobeat.net>
Sent: Fri, June 17, 2011 2:47:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Drakelist] First Rigs - If you could do it all over again,
what
would your first station be?
My first HAM rig was borrowed from a mentor (Tom Roberts WA6YKE/AC5RD)who
was
helping me get my HAM license it was a Knight T-60 transmitter and HRO-60
receiver. I was 13 at the time, then my dad and I found an HW-16 working,
bought
a HG-10B VFO which became the first station I owned. At 16 my Dad bought me
a
Yaesu FT-101B which I still have. As I said in an earlier post, in high
school I
was given the opportunity to purchase a HAM station for Helix High School
here
in La Mesa, CA. the station was a Drake TR-4C, RV-4C, MS-4, and W-4 watt
meter
(I'd sure like to know where that rig went). I'm not sure I'd change
anything we
did, perhaps instead of the Yaesu I would have asked for the Drake Twins
but the
old FT-101B has stood the test of time..
Then again Darrell wouldn't we all like to have known then what we know
now;
"Dad lets buy stock in this new company called Microsoft" ;-)
De WA6HYQ
-----Original Message-----
From: drakelist-boun...@zerobeat.net
[mailto:drakelist-boun...@zerobeat.net] On
Behalf Of Darrell Bellerive
Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 12:08 PM
To: drakelist@zerobeat.net
Subject: [Drakelist] First Rigs - If you could do it all over again, what
would
your first station be?
The threads about the comparisons of the Drake, Collins, etc. has got me
thinking about my first receiver and station.
Licenced at the age of 15 back in 1975, I bought used gear from the
local club members, not giving any thought as to what was great, good,
or bad in terms of design or performance. It was available and so that's
what I got.
If I knew then, what I know now, my first receiver and station would
have been totally different. If I could have afforded it a new Drake
R-4B or if money was not available, a used Drake 2B would have been my
first receiver rather than the Hallicrafters SX-140.
So if you knew then what you know now, what would have been your first
station and what year would it have been?
73,
Darrell Bellerive
Amateur Radio Station VA7TO
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