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Post by spends2much on Feb 7, 2010 8:05:29 GMT -5
Anyone other them myself ever thought they'd get a new radio for 11 meters and thought....MMM be nice to get a new rig with all the new rigs out there they must be better than the old tube rigs. Well I went out and bought one of those new connex CX 33 bases they just came out with awhile back. What a joke! I had this radio about 10 hours and it was on it's way back to where I bought it. I have never seen such a piece of junk in my life. Worst 11 meter rig I ever had. Than they have the nutts to ask $525.00 for this think yet.I guess we will never see 11 meter rigs built like they were 30 years ago.Slap them together and some dummy will buy them.Think is,alot of people that had just gottin into the radio hobby have no idea how nice these old tube rigs were.Nothing to compare them to I guess.Well I know I will never buy a connex again.Thing won't last 3 years yet alonre 35.Long live the tube rigs!Keep those connex in Japan where they belong...
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Post by gator7 on Feb 7, 2010 9:48:14 GMT -5
You also have the operators who just have to have the new rig that hit the market.
I bought a Galaxy 98 VHP. Very nice looking rig. About $450.oo depending on who you buy it from. 8 MOSFET final. Problem is they blow up due to high heat. Mine went back to Galaxy twice for this issue. Then they sent me another radio.
I got smart and sent it to a new home. I will say it was a good thing to have that 2 year warranty.
Now I own a Stryker 490. Very nice rig. But no SSB.
And yes, they don't make em like they used to. ;D
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Post by Sniper..Unit 305 on Feb 7, 2010 11:48:28 GMT -5
I will agree with the both of you to a point about the old tube sets! I would never get rid of my 201 or 201A, but I have owned them since they were new and they are like family after all these years. Don't forget, these Trams and Golden Eagles sold at $750 to $850 and that was 35 plus years ago!! That was about 2 months take home pay for me back then! I also have my Mark III (that I did not buy new), and sure these radios have withstood the test of time and to me have the best receivers and transmit audio of anything built today. This does not come without work though. During their 35 plus years of service these radios degrade slowly and sometimes it's not noticeably apparent right away, but they need to be kept up to specs and worn parts replaced. So these DO breakdown, but we tend to not complain so much about these great old boys. You also need to remember that these great old radios never had all the bells and whistles nor did they do as much as today's radios, nor do they put out the tremendous power that today's radios do. The more sophisticated electronics stuffed into today's radios will surely break down with more regularity than our good old tube sets of yesterday. Today's sets have their place for sure, ease of use, no drifting (for the most part), and high power. Will some of today's radios stand out in the next generations minds as great radios? Only time will tell! The problem with the high purchase price of these 10-11 meter radios is that you can purchase an all out HF rig for just a few dollars more and have allot more radio for the money. That's probably why we hear so many more HF rigs on 11 meters than ever before. To summarize what I'm trying to say is... the more sophisticated, the more problems, the more the cost! Quality control also plays a major role in anything that we purchase, and that presents another major problem with EVERYTHING we purchase today. Just my 2 cents worth. Sniper
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