QRP Club
QRP Club => Welcome to the Club => Topic started by: KK4WJJ on January 15, 2014, 00:38:07 UTC
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Hello everyone. New tech here in the US. I am taking the general exam in March. I am interested in small portable QRP Rigs and running a home base station for kicks. I prefer the older Rigs to the newer stuff. I really like the idea of the Yaesu FT-101. I want something I can repair easily. Thanks for having me.
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You're very welcome!! I'm a new boy here myself; it's a nice, friendly crowd here with bags of expertise. Congrats on the Tech & good luck for the General. :)
Years ago (almost another lifetime ago) one of my pals was hooked on the FT101ZD and he loved it but he was mostly QRO. At this distance I can't remember if he had problems winding it back to QRP levels. For sure qrp ssb might be problematic if there is no way to set the alc externally. I was hooked on the TS530SP and I really liked the feeling of driving a bottle rig. <<sigh....>>
Truthfully, modern solid state rigs are faster and easier to zoom around the bands but bottles have an altogether different feel. Like comparing steam and diesel locomotives....
I'm a steam man at heart... ;D
Vic