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by W5PGS on January 23, 2006	Mail this to a friend!
I am retired and live aboard a sailboat and have been a Ham since 1955. I have recenty cranked up again and I am looking for a good CW rig that listens well . .and with all the newer rigs out their do you have any recommnedations from the used market??? Thank you for your time . . TOM W5PGS

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by KZ1X on January 23, 2006	Mail this to a friend!
What is your budget? How old a radio would you mind having? How much space do you have? Can you supply 13.8V DC for the radio? What sort of antenna(s) do you plan to use? Since there are literally hundreds of radios to suggest, having more information about your needs or wants would be helpful.

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by W5PGS on January 23, 2006	Mail this to a friend!
Steve . . Thank you for the quick reply . . .age is not a big deal . . would like to stay in the $500+/-more bang for the buck bracket if possible. Presently on dockside 120v power and I have solar cells for charging and a 120v/12 batt charger and onboard engine alternator. . Four type 27s plus 2 more for starting. I have a Knwd TS440sAT/Pwrsup. on board also just unboxed a FT-101ZD with remote VFO and speaker and MIc. Which has been in storage since 1997 and still works. Space is limited . . .recently built a home made vertical from sunfish masts. But many vertical sticks closebye. Working on a Delta or diamond loop. Nice Qsl card form a light house buff. XK2LHD Thanks . . TOM W5PGS

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by WB6BYU on January 24, 2006	Mail this to a friend!
Ten-Tec I have a TS-450 in the shack. Good general-purpose rig. When I want to listen to weak CW signals, my old Ten-Tec Argosy runs rings around it. Look for something like a Delta, Corsair, or Omni with an analog VFO for minimum phase noise.

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by N6AJR on January 24, 2006	Mail this to a friend!
for excellent look on ebay for a good ten tec rig, from the scout to the orion.. for cheep look at a New FT 857 d from yaesu, all band all mode, 440 mhz to 160 meters cw, am, fm, ssb, digital, with alphabetical menu and more new$689 and can work with the ATAS 120 antenna $300 ( autotune screwdriver antenna) and small. I use one in each car..

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by KZ1X on January 24, 2006	Mail this to a friend!
"age is not a big deal" That's good, I am getting older, fast! ;-) "would like to stay in the $500+/-more bang for the buck bracket if possible" for a CW rig in that price range that has a premium receiver, look at the peformace comparison charts at http://www.elecraft.com/K2_perf.htm "Presently on dockside 120v power and I have solar cells for charging and a 120v/12 batt charger and onboard engine alternator. . Four type 27s plus 2 more for starting." I also use several type 27 and some larger, with various charging methods. "I have a Knwd TS440sAT/Pwrsup. on board also just unboxed a FT-101ZD with remote VFO and speaker and MIc. Which has been in storage since 1997 and still works." If you already have the TS-440 I can only assume you want a higher performance radio, because the one you have is already a good selection. The FT-101 is also a workhorse, but gobbles space, power, and makes heat ... with middling performance partly due to the vintage. Nice, though, and a good conversation piece if you can sapre the room. "Space is limited . . .recently built a home made vertical from sunfish masts. But many vertical sticks closebye. Working on a Delta or diamond loop." Well, ok, sounds like you know the ropes pretty well. Are you planning on operating mostly daytime, and, do you plan on keeping the Kenwood or the Yaesu, or trading those in?

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by W4DL on January 25, 2006	Mail this to a friend!
Ten Tec has the cw units of choice; if you call their factory, they sometime have used rigs for sale they took in trade.

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by K8AC on January 25, 2006	Mail this to a friend!
Tom - take a look at the FT-900 from Yaesu. It was designed to be a mobile rig, but the receive performance is excellent and it was a relatively problem-free transceiver. You can get a separation kit, enabling you to separate the front panel from the main unit. I used one for quite some time on CW, chasing DX, and a friend of mine still uses one for 160 DXing. I've seen them recently from $550 to $650, sometimes with the separation kit (cable). 100W output on all modes. 73, Floyd - K8AC

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by W5PGS on January 25, 2006	Mail this to a friend!
Steve . .The present rigs are for trade or sale.

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by W5PGS on January 27, 2006	Mail this to a friend!
A special . . thank you . . to all . . for the comments and help. /Tom

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