I've not done this before but........

[W3WN]

I have a TS-520 that I'm not using at the moment, with a set of spare tubes yet. I don't mind loaning it, but I'm not sure how I'd get it to you.

[KA9MOT]

WOW! A TS-520! One of many legendary old radios I've never had the opportunity to use. I really like the older radios. Always have.

The only way would be to ship it. I imagine that is a pretty heavy rig and I am always hesitant to ship a heavy rig. If you decide to you could ship it, I can pay for shipping, but we would have to hold off until the 3rd of November.

Thanks for the offer Ron.

[W3WN]

WOW! A TS-520! One of many legendary old radios I've never had the opportunity to use. I really like the older radios. Always have.

The only way would be to ship it. I imagine that is a pretty heavy rig and I am always hesitant to ship a heavy rig. If you decide to you could ship it, I can pay for shipping, but we would have to hold off until the 3rd of November.

Thanks for the offer Ron.

Yeah, it's got some mass to it. Not a true boat anchor, like an HT-37, but enough.

What I don't have is any proper way to pack it. A bunch of wadded up newspaper is not going to work, trust me! So let me see what I can find.

[KA9MOT]

Yeah, it's got some mass to it. Not a true boat anchor, like an HT-37, but enough.

What I don't have is any proper way to pack it. A bunch of wadded up newspaper is not going to work, trust me! So let me see what I can find.

I've given this some thought, and I appreciate the offer, but I think that it is too risky to ship this rig. See my next post.

[KA9MOT]

I asked you guys a huge favor and I must say, your response has been touching. After all, none of you really know me.
I discussed Ron possibly shipping the Kenwood with my wife and she brought up some valid points. If a rig got damaged or lost during shipping I could not afford to replace it. So, I won't be accepting any rigs from you guys. There is too much of a risk involved.

Thank you so much for your consideration.

I'm going to ask some of the locals and see if I can come up with a loaner that way...and if not, I'll just have to tough it out.

Thanks again guys and gals...

[W3WN]

Well, here's a thought...

I picked up a little 20 meter QRP rig at the last hamfest. I want to say off the top of my head it's a K9AY design, but I want to double-check that in the shack tonight. (The design was published in QST, and the author made them available for a time directly).

It's not much power, and it's CW only, but I'm willing to loan THAT rig to you for the time being. As it's all solid state, shipping shouldn't be a hassle. And if the post office dings it, well, my investment would be meager.

I do plan to play with it at some point, but not in the immediate future (suffice to say the price was right, and it was just too good an opportunity to pass up!), so it's worth the (low) risk to me.

[KA9MOT]

Hmmm....that would give me a reason to learn CW........

[W3WN]

Hmmm....that would give me a reason to learn CW........

There ya go!

Here's one link to more info about the K9AY rig: http://www.kd5om.com/AAEngineeringQRP.htm

Think about it & let me know. No rush.

[N8YX]

Another thought:

For the cost of shipping a full-sized amateur transceiver plus power supply, you could get an HR2510/2600 - or an HW-8. As nice as 10 has been working lately I think I would opt for the 2600 and connect it to a simple vertical or dipole.

[KC2UGV]

Another thought:

For the cost of shipping a full-sized amateur transceiver plus power supply, you could get an HR2510/2600 - or an HW-8. As nice as 10 has been working lately I think I would opt for the 2600 and connect it to a simple vertical or dipole.

I'm kicking myself now for selling my HTX-10...