Thanks…I was never keen on the look especially that front mounted speaker but like you at the time i couldn’t afford one,especially what i really wanted..😁
My very first hf radio the plastic pig , think was 1991 i managed toget one , loved the radio , had a few since , did pick up a fc80 very same but with metal cases , mind i went mobile with mine once and dropped the radio wow the plastic was all over the place , i almost cryed lol
I used to have one of those. it came with 600Hz CW filter , but main shaft encoder start to skip , so I replaced with encoder made for FT-990 , I had to cut shaft a little shorter , but worked well . Good radio. I wish if I still had one. AG6JU
This feels like it should be skipping but it is working fine.Bourns do a very cheap encoder that works so if it starts to annoy me i will just replace it.Thanks for visiting the channel.
Daily driver. My Elmer gave it to me. Just got licensed in 21'. Very handy for camping. And I use it a lot in the shack because its Solid State. I have a small fleet of Kenwood TS-520/820's. And they are like a Cadillac where the 747 is a Beetle. Most of my radio use is just for short burst so its just easier to work the SS 747. I hate powering up tubes for short bursts. The 747 covers the whole HF on receive. Which is great for camping. Can tune in Alex Jones and other late night shows somewhere in the HF. And I hear tell its the cats ass on 11 meters. Negatives. The VFO has some sort of silly ratchet device. It has line level audio out on the back but not line in. And no VOX. Lorne. VE7ZWF
Apart from the suspect plastic chassis they do work quite well. The TS-520 is an excellent radio and one which i should never have parted with. Thanks for visiting the channel. M3VWN
One I always, I've always fancied but never got round to getting .... Nice Video
Thanks,Very basic but I suppose it actually performs quite good.
Great overview I would have loved one of these back in the late 80's but could never afford one all the best :)
Thanks…I was never keen on the look especially that front mounted speaker but like you at the time i couldn’t afford one,especially what i really wanted..😁
My very first hf radio the plastic pig , think was 1991 i managed toget one , loved the radio , had a few since , did pick up a fc80 very same but with metal cases , mind i went mobile with mine once and dropped the radio wow the plastic was all over the place , i almost cryed lol
I shouldn’t laugh but i bet it was like dropping lego 😂.Never had or seen a FC80 close up but apparently those were rock solid…
I used to have one of those. it came with 600Hz CW filter , but main shaft encoder start to skip , so I replaced with encoder made for FT-990 , I had to cut shaft a little shorter , but worked well . Good radio. I wish if I still had one. AG6JU
This feels like it should be skipping but it is working fine.Bourns do a very cheap encoder that works so if it starts to annoy me i will just replace it.Thanks for visiting the channel.
I've two of these; one with the remote faceplate kit, and the other with the optional metal case. WA3RA
I didn’t know they did a remote faceplate kit for the 747, thanks for visiting the channel.
My 747 has been a pretty good performing radio. It's been modified for QRP operation since the radio tends to heat up quickly during long QSO's.
That’s a good idea especially now these things are aged…mine still needs a bit of a tidy up but i will get on with it someday.. thanks for visiting.
Daily driver. My Elmer gave it to me. Just got licensed in 21'. Very handy for camping. And I use it a lot in the shack because its Solid State. I have a small fleet of Kenwood TS-520/820's. And they are like a Cadillac where the 747 is a Beetle.
Most of my radio use is just for short burst so its just easier to work the SS 747. I hate powering up tubes for short bursts. The 747 covers the whole HF on receive. Which is great for camping. Can tune in Alex Jones and other late night shows somewhere in the HF. And I hear tell its the cats ass on 11 meters. Negatives. The VFO has some sort of silly ratchet device. It has line level audio out on the back but not line in. And no VOX.
Lorne. VE7ZWF
Apart from the suspect plastic chassis they do work quite well. The TS-520 is an excellent radio and one which i should never have parted with. Thanks for visiting the channel. M3VWN