W SU s flea a ket guide to e t y le el hf radios Carl Solomon W5SU Richardson Wireless Klub May 14, 2018
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9 s a d ea lie -Separate receiver and transmitter -Emphasis on finding good receiver Basic radio Volume control and tuning knob (VFO) Early receivers AM and CW modes only (look for BFO o CW s it h Either Gen Co g (BC Band->30 Mc) or HamBand
National NC-270 Mode ately p i ed ha e ei e f o the s
Receivers w Product Detector for selectable Upper/Lower Sideband Innovations: Notch filter; also selectable LSB/USB (you can tell by looking for LSB/USB s it h, athe tha o e that is la eled BFO o si ply says AMCW
Selectable USB/LSB
Gen Co g Ham Band Hammarlund HQ-100 Hammarlund HQ-110
Gen Covg Hammarlund HQ-180 Ham Band Hammarlund HQ-170
Gen Co g vs.ham Band - Hallicrafters
Gen Co g vs Ham Band - National
High End older Receivers **Innovation: 1 Kc readout
Collins R390
Collins 75A-4
Transmitters
CW Transmitter + VFO
CW only transmitter + Modulator = AM
Mix and match Transmitter/Receiver
Mix and match Transmitter/Receiver
Mix and Match Transmitter/Receiver
Mix and match Transmitter/Receiver
Brand-Mat hed T a s itte /Re ei e Co (Hallicrafters SX-101/HT-32) **Innovation: Single Sideband os
Brand-Mat hed T a s itte /Re ei e Co (Collins 75A-4/32V-3) os
Brand-Mat hed T a s itte /Re ei e Co D ake t i s B-Li e os **Innovation: A ility to transceive One VFO (can be from rcvr or xmtr) tunes freq of both simultaneously so they track together
Brand-Mat hed T a s itte /Re ei e Co Colli s S-Li e os
Brand-Mat hed T a s itte /Re ei e Co (Heathkit twins SB301/SB-401) os
T a s ei e s Transmitter and Receiver in one box (Collins KWM-1)
T a s ei e s Transmitter and Receiver in one box (Collins KWM-2/KWM-2A)
T a s ei e s Transmitter and Receiver in one box (Drake TR-4C)
T a s ei e s Transmitter and Receiver in one box (Heathkit HW-101)
Hy id T a s ei e s All transistorized except Tubes in final amplifier of transmitter(sbe-34) **Innovations: AC and DC supply built-in; RIT, can turn off filaments
Hy id T a s ei e s All transistorized except Tubes in final amplifier of transmitter (Hallicrafters FPM-300)
Hy id T a s ei e s -HUGELY popular FT-101 series (Yaesu) and TS-520/530 series (Kenwood) Built-in a.c. supply; introductory versions 12V for mobile; later versions WARC **Innovations: Speech processing; noise blanker, SWR meter
Kenwood TS-820S Kenwood TS830S
**Innovation: All solid-state fully transistorized (but analog VFO) TenTec Argosy
All solid-state fully transistorized **Innovation: Digital Freq Readout (Drake TR-7)
All Solid State Transceiver **Innovations: Ge e al Co e age Re ei e; VFO s A & B; able to split frequencies (Kenwood TS-430S)
Solid State Transceiver w Gen Co g Rcv, digital f e eadout, & Me o ies, VFO s **Innovations: Auto-Ant Tuner; built-in CW keyer (Yaesu FT-890)
Solid State Transcvr, Auto-tuner, Innovations: Built-in Power supply; Variable bandwidth tuning; SSB Slope tuning (Kenwood TS-930S/AT)
Solid State Transcvr, Auto-tuner, Built-in Power supply, Innovations: HF plus 6 Meters (Icom IC-736)
Compact multi-mode HF/VHF/(UHF?) transceivers (Intended for mobile; need 12V supply for fixed station, very full-featured but complex menus, not very intuitive; poor ergonomics; not MY choice for entry-level)
Solid State Transcvr, Auto-tuner, Memories; **Innovations: DSP; Simultaneous dual receive (built-in sub-receiver) Yaesu Ft-1000
Transcvr w/ DSP; HF, VHF, UHF in one package (Kenwood TS-2000)
HF SDR Transceiver w/bandscope, sub-receiver, auto-tuner, etc, etc etc!! (Ten Tec Orion II)
High Performance SDR HF Transceiver, all bells lights, whistles (Icom IC-7700)
Aftermarket External Audio DSP
Aftermarket Active Audio Filter
Aftermarket Antenna Tuner
Separate Gen Co g Receiver
Some Recommendations (Can be found in the $300-500 range and will sell for same amount to get your money out of it) Yaesu FT-840, FT890AT, FT101 series Icom IC-735 Kenwood TS430S, TS-440S. TS520 series, TS-530S, TS-830S TenTec Argosy II
Yaesu FT-840 FT-890 All solid state Noise blanker SWR meter built-in Dual VFO s One of first w Auto Ant Tuner (FT890 only) Requires 12DC supply
Yaesu FT-101 Series Hybrid Rcvr solid state, xmtr 3 tubes Modes AM, CW, USB/LSB Orig version o ly Ba d HF No WARC Built-in AC pwr sup (Orig FT101 also built-in DC sup) Effective noise blanker RIT la ifie Orig mod w 11 Meters popular w CB s
Kenwood TS-520 Series (Competed w Yaesu FTHybrid Rcvr solid state, xmtr 3 tubes Orig version o ly Ba d HF No WARC Modes CW, USB/LSB (No AM) Built-in AC pwr sup (Orig TS520 also built-in DC sup) Effective noise blanker RIT s
Icom IC-735 All solid state 100W Modes: CW, AM, USB/LSB General coverage Receive, WARC band transmit Dual VFO s, RIT, Noise la ke, a ual ot h Requires separate 12V supply SWR Meter
Kenwood TS430S TS440S(AT?) All solid state 100W Modes: CW, AM, USB/LSB General coverage receive, WARC band transmit Dual VFO s, RIT, Noise la ke, a ual ot h Requires separate 12V supply SWR Meter and Auto-tuner (only TS-440S)
Icom IC-736 Built-in AC Power supply no external supply needed HF AND 6 Meter coverage All solid state 100W Modes: CW, AM, USB/LSB (and FM w optional board) General coverage receive, WARC and 6M band transmit Dual VFO s, RIT, Noise la ke, a ual ot h SWR Meter and Auto-tuner
Kenwood TS930S, TS940S(AT?) Built-in power supply! Auto-tuner available as option Competes w Icom IC-736 HF only (WARC bands) No 6Meters Gen Co g receive Slope tuning on SSB and VBT on CW
Kenwood TS-830S Built-in power supply no need for external supply Hybrid Solid state receiver; 3 tube transmitter Reputation for excellent audio - still popular HF only
TenTec Argosy Solid state 5 band HF transceiver (Argosy II WARC bands) 5W/50W selection popular QRP rig Requires 12 Supply; can operate off of gel cell batt Lightweight, very portable Analog readout w calibrator (Argosy II digital)
Features Checklist (see glossary in MS-Word doc, separate from this Powerpoint): Tubes vs. Hybrid vs. All solid-state Need external power supply? 12V can operate mobile? WARC Band coverage? (Speech compression or processing) Re ei e I e e tal Tu i g RIT la ifie VFO s A & B (General coverage receive?) (Auto antenna tuner) Analog or digital freq readout Filters included? (Roofing Filters sophisticated frill) (CW electronic Keyer) (Memories) Convenient audio input/output for digital modes? (DSP) (HF only, or 6M, VHF, UHF) Better to have dedicated 2M radio Menu tree, or all controls visible (SDR) (Computer control for remote) (Band scope)
Sources for Used HF Equipment Ebay Craigslist QTH.com Estate sales Ham club sales, auctions T ade s Nets: Tx T ade s Net KHz Su a Co ti e tal T ade s Net 9 KHz Su e e s Flea Markets/Hamfests Belto Hamcom I i g Gainsville