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KB1VXP
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Rating: 5/5
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Nov 5, 2011 12:08
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Henry Tempo One review
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Picked up a Tempo One on Ebay. Nice shape, learned how to tune radio and she works very well. Radio put out 120 watts PEP and am getting very good signal reports using an end fed antenna resonant for 20 meters with a MFJ tuner. Overall very happy with rig. Picked up spare finals, driver and a few other tubes on Ebay. Paid $200 for transceiver and power supply/speaker.
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ZL1AJH
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Rating: 5/5
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Jun 5, 2011 17:42
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great old set
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I was given this FT-200 some months back as I'm a valve fan. not going, had been in the back cupboard for 10 years . broken wire in the mike jack replaced some caps and 4 valves one was the wrong type . and it's rocking , use it every day goes very well get very good reports on it . have made a digital readout for it so I'm always bang on frequency. great set! my favorite ,
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KC6PGA
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Rating: 3/5
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Jul 10, 2010 18:00
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old
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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It was a great rig for it's time and the receiver had a great sound. If you have one I suggest giving it to a new ham for free.
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K9FON
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Rating: 5/5
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Dec 28, 2009 15:51
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Blast from the past!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I had one of these old rigs once, and it was always a lot of fun to play with. The receiver is as sensitive as my Kenwood ts 830s and the VFO is solid after about a 1/2 hour warm up. Its just a fun old rig to play with and its easy to work on.
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KB1GMX
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Rating: 4/5
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Oct 18, 2009 19:23
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old but serviceable
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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I have two I picked up the older silver front that has a 7360 and a later black face that has a factory solid state replacement for the 7360.
Both work but the older silver on is currently in use as it has been modded to take a pair of 6146s
as finals. The results is a decent radio that I use mostly for 75m and 40m SSB. I also had to deal with that pesky 100pf cap that fails though I did it before it before it could cause damage. Currently I've modded that unit for 17m in place of the 15M (crystal,few caps and tuning) and removed 10M from it as I have other radios for 15 and 10M.
It's an easy radio to fix, modify and generally works as well as can be asked for a single conversion trx with a 2.4khz filter. SSB is good, CW and AM not a good radio for that between low power, wrong filter and relay trx.
If you want a glow in the dark radio thats fairly simple and easy to work on this works if had cheaply. Both have very stable VFOs.
The mod for 6146s was limited to changing out the sockets and wiring in the new ones. If you leave the screen voltage at 160 the power will be low
(50-55W) but unbreakable at 210V it's a respectable 100W.
Its a fun box and I enjoy it.
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VK4FAAT
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Rating: 5/5
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May 8, 2009 17:19
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I love it !!
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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I had a ft200 given to me by an older operator who had done a mod on the old girl , He had replased the 6j6s tubes with a set of 6cm5's . This had a small effect on the output power (but i didnt mind one little bit), And as far as the rx go's it is a dam side better than my kenwood ts120v . This is the style or radio that has been forgotten about by the new operators and should be tryed by all . Cheers all
Anthony VK4FAAT
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VK4JZZ
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Rating: 4/5
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Jan 18, 2009 01:13
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No. 1 after 30 years
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I bought a black face ft200 for $200 of ebay in 2004 from a local ham. After replacing the valves after the initial few weeks of operation, it is now in use most days but mainly as a receiver. Its tx is 50watts (not noticed by others) but that may be because the valves are not best quality. The power supply/speaker is also original. Very happy with this radio and now it has outlasted 3 other radios FT-100. IC-706, uniden 20-20. It now stands as the main radio in use in this shack. It sits beside a FTDX-560 yaesu that is slowing coming back to life. Both sets are in very good cosmetic condition. FT-200 easy to fix, easy to use.
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GM1SXX
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Rating: 4/5
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Mar 11, 2007 15:47
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Great old rig
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Bought mine from EBay. To be honest, I didn't expect a lot of this old transceiver but it continues to surprise me. It's a simple design, valves throughout with transistor oscillators. Drift is minimal after a short warm-up and the receiver is more sensitive than some more recent radios I have. With only a single filter available, this is an SSB radio. The filter is too wide for serious CW use. The 7360 balanced modulator valve/tube is now a rare item and the 6JS6C PA bottles are also becoming scarce and expensive. That said, I *really* like this old rig.
It covers 80-10M with no WARC bands (too old!)
It's a simple radio to work on provided you take suitable care with the 300V and 600V HT lines.
All those valves help keep the shack warm... could be an issue in summer.
73 Al.
GM1SXX
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WB0ZNY
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Rating: 4/5
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Feb 3, 2007 16:15
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Great Back up rig
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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New,these rigs went for $399 and the outboard power supply was $99.These came in either white face or black face (later models).I have several of each and just love them.If you see one of these at a hamfest,grab it as it is a great back up rig and usually go from $125 to $200. My original black face is still in service as a cw rig and the white face is the back up SSB rig.Also one is used as a low leval driver for an amp in AM service.Great audio quality on AM
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KB9GKF
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Rating: 5/5
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Apr 5, 2005 08:27
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Great old radio!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Recieved my Tempo One from my cousin WB9MWQ (SK). He had bought it new when he was first licensed back in 1975. Never had new tubes in it, but I used it until the late 1990's whem the finals finally gave out. For all the contact it made for me, I would not trade it for anything!
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