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To: Red_Devil 232
You might recall I was admiring that old Collins a couple months ago on that shortwave thread, and I just pinged you back on that one to this one.

Do you still have the FT101E setup too?

After that thread, which is the bug that bit & got me back into it, I brought my HF stuff back in out of storage. For a birthday present to myself I bought a new MFJ 941E antenna tuner and their ready made G5RV antenna plus a couple fresh feedlines. Soon enough we had good late season hard spitting snow day so I hurried out & got the antenna rigged up before it quit (because that's antenna weather) and the little old FT-747GX is outfitted with the latest mods and all working great.

I have an FT-200 (Tempo One) also. The Tempo branded version was somewhat popular in the US in it's day, but lots more folks opted for something like a Kenwood TS520 that outdid just about anything in the price range in almost every way. I guess I like my stuff simple the FT-200 is pretty basic (like your Collins but Moocho Cheeper and probably not anywhere near the receiver). I put it on the air and it still works great & has full rated power out. Doesn't really fit in though for what I want either as a main or backup rig because at this point I want to keep all emergency power capable. So my intention for it is to give it a cosmetic workover and sell it, and use the proceeds to help pay for a more modern and somewhat more full featured HF rig. It'll be a workable HF rig for some beginner, as it was for me, and it's sure to go cheap, though I would not be surprised to get back every penny I paid for it 27 years ago.

24 posted on 04/09/2009 4:00:21 AM PDT by Clinging Bitterly (Obama - a vital organ of the headless Soviet beast that thrives in our land.)
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To: Clinging Bitterly
I sold the FT-101 set up a few months ago. The guy I sold it to is the Webmaster for the following web site. He is a dedicated Yaesu aficionado and collector. He could not believe the condition and said it was like getting a brand new FT-101 straight from the factory in original boxes and all the original sales recipts & paper work and manuals!

FT-101 Fox Tango International Web Page

30 posted on 04/09/2009 4:31:45 AM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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