I know it's a long shot, but does anyone have an Icom 551-D 6 meter rig they want to sell?
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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.Quote:
Originally Posted by w2amr
I thought I saw one on Craigslist around here, I'll take a look.
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 theQuote:
Originally Posted by w2amr
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.
Here we go, Even in this innocent little thread, the talk has turned to trans somethingoranother.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by N8YX
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by N8YX
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:Quote:
Originally Posted by w2amr
Nah, difference between you and Pat: You sell radios and gear excess to your needs. Pat hoards them.Quote:
Originally Posted by N8YX
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.
That there is sig line material.Quote:
Originally Posted by K7SGJ
True. I'll keep it around unless I forget. Another end benefit of the 60's.Quote:
Originally Posted by KG4CGC
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.
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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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.
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.
Way back when, a friend of mine had a Clegg 99er. They were a nice rig for the time.