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    I com 551-d 6 meter all mode.

    I have been looking for one of these for years. Everything I saw was either way over priced, or junk, or both. I got this on E-bay at a reasonable price , and it works well. CQ 6
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    Nice! I enjoyed the 211 I had, a 251 would've been better. A 551: WOW!

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    Quote Originally Posted by WZ7U View Post
    Nice! I enjoyed the 211 I had, a 251 would've been better. A 551: WOW!
    They also made a 451 all mode for 70 CM. Looked just like the 251 and 551.

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    Having much fun with it lately? Seems to me you are in a great area for six. Around here there is some more six going on now that analog TV2 is up band, but it seems too quiet.

    I'm working on a 5/8 wave ground plane for six so I can see if I can get into more than one repeater since they are all a long ways off with lots of hills in between. I would like to make a beam for ssb/cw too, hopefully before the next seasonal peak starts.

    Have fun man, looks like a great example of a great rig!

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    Quote Originally Posted by w2amr View Post
    I have been looking for one of these for years. Everything I saw was either way over priced, or junk, or both. I got this on E-bay at a reasonable price , and it works well. CQ 6
    Very nice!!!
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    I have an IC-251, not the D. It has the internal power supply.
    Supply has just enough oomph to power a 6m transverter

    So, it's my 6N2 portable/mobile
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    Looks nice-It would look better next to my Icom Ic-720A.
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    I had the 551. It was quite the rig for 6 meters back then. A lot of synthesizer whine though.
    Only problem I ever had was that the scale inside the meter came loose and dropped down. I took the meter apart and re glued it. Boy, THAT was a fragile project!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by K7MH View Post
    I had the 551. It was quite the rig for 6 meters back then. A lot of synthesizer whine though.
    Only problem I ever had was that the scale inside the meter came loose and dropped down. I took the meter apart and re glued it. Boy, THAT was a fragile project!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by WZ7U View Post
    Having much fun with it lately? Seems to me you are in a great area for six. Around here there is some more six going on now that analog TV2 is up band, but it seems too quiet.

    I'm working on a 5/8 wave ground plane for six so I can see if I can get into more than one repeater since they are all a long ways off with lots of hills in between. I would like to make a beam for ssb/cw too, hopefully before the next seasonal peak starts.

    Have fun man, looks like a great example of a great rig!
    There is quite a bit of local ssb activity around here on 6. Am and FM , not so much. I would love to find someone around this area to do some 6 AM. Maybe fire up the old Heath 6er. I do have a rock for 50.4.

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