Looking for 6 meter rig

[w2amr]

I know it's a long shot, but does anyone have an Icom 551-D 6 meter rig they want to sell?

[WX7P]

I know it's a long shot, but does anyone have an Icom 551-D 6 meter rig they want to sell?

I'll start looking. Someone had one at the Sea-Pac convention. I almost bought it just for the hell of it but didn't because it didn't pass the redundancy test as I have a 746Pro which I'm going to use for 6.

I thought I saw one on Craigslist around here, I'll take a look.

[w2amr]

I expected Fred to jump in and say he has 3 of them, and he would be willing to sell me one.:mrgreen:

[N8YX]

I expected Fred to jump in and say he has 3 of them, and he would be willing to sell me one.:mrgreen:

I'm not the FredPat you're looking for, George. :snicker:.

Why a -551D? I'm not sure how much those are fetching on the used market but there are a number of alternatives.

Can you use a transverter with your HF rig? Another possibility: Find an FT-726R w/ 6M module. Yes, I DO have four of those (2x HF/2/432 and 6/2/440). Get one cheap enough and it makes a decent VHF setup.

[K7SGJ]

Here we go, Even in this innocent little thread, the talk has turned to trans somethingoranother.

[w2amr]

I'm not the FredPat you're looking for, George. :snicker:.

Why a -551D? I'm not sure how much those are fetching on the used market but there are a number of alternatives.

Can you use a transverter with your HF rig? Another possibility: Find an FT-726R w/ 6M module. Yes, I DO have four of those (2x HF/2/432 and 6/2/440). Get one cheap enough and it makes a decent VHF setup. The 551 was 10 watts, the 551-d was 80. I already have two ICOM 706's that do HF/VHF, and 100 watts on 6. I just thought it would be fun to have another 551-d in the shack after all these years.

[N8YX]

Got it. I'll keep my eyes open.

Another alternative: Yaesu Ft-650. 100w out on 12,10 and 6.

[w2amr]

Got it. I'll keep my eyes open.

Another alternative: Yaesu Ft-650. 100w out on 12,10 and 6.I'll check it out, tnx.

[KB3LAZ]

I know it's a long shot, but does anyone have an Icom 551-D 6 meter rig they want to sell?

Nope but I miss my 271H. And I thought I would use a dedicated 6m rig once, which I never have and is why I have a TS-60 sitting on a dresser in my walk-in closet that may or may not work. :doh:

[KC2UGV]

I'm not the FredPat you're looking for, George. :snicker:.

Nah, difference between you and Pat: You sell radios and gear excess to your needs. Pat hoards them.

[K7SGJ]

The only 6 meter only rig I ever had was a Benton Harbor Lunchbox. On a 5 element beam, it was a hoot. But then again, it was the 60's. Everything was a hoot.

[KG4CGC]

<snip> ... it was a hoot. But then again, it was the 60's. Everything was a hoot.

That there is sig line material.

[K7SGJ]

That there is sig line material.

True. I'll keep it around unless I forget. Another end benefit of the 60's.

[WØTKX]

I have an IC-251, with a Ten Tec 2M to 6M transverter mounted on top.

It is a very good combo. I get it. These old Icom rigs have hot receivers.

[w2amr]

Check these out Eddie. My complete lunch box collection. Left to right, HW30 Twoer, HW29 Sixer, HW29A Sixer, CB-1 Citizen Band, HW19 Tener.
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[K7SGJ]

Pretty cool, George. The amazing part of that series was that they were all very, very similar electrically. The regen receiver was easily moved to different bands with just a few LC changes, and the same was for the transmitter. It is amazing how well the work for what they are. Like I said, I had mine hooked to a 5 or 6 element beam with an armstrong rotator. When the band opened up, it was truly amazing how far away you could snag a QSO. In later years, I used it for a local net. It was a lot of fun. I have no idea how well it would do these days as I haven't been on six for a lot of years, and don't know how many hams are using AM there.

[w2amr]

When I was 16, My first CB radio was a CB-1 . Then back in the 90's, I worked a lot of DX into Europe on 10 meters AM, with the Tener and a 5/8 wave GP. BTW, a couple of weeks ago I worked a guy in Florida on 6 AM , who was running a Clegg Zeus. The audio sounded great.

[K7SGJ]

Way back when, a friend of mine had a Clegg 99er. They were a nice rig for the time.