As the title implies, I am currently looking to buy a NICE AND MINTY Kenwood TS 50S.
Anyone have one they're willing to part with?
Anyone have one they're willing to part with?
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Looking to Buy a NICE AND MINTY Kenwood TS 50S
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BJ radionut
Supporting Member and 6m addict
BJ radionut
Supporting Member and 6m addict
FT891 better choice in this day and age...IMHO...never liked a radio without Squelch KNOB or requires menu to set SQ/ and or RF Gain
I have a Very Nice and Minty Yaesu FT-710AESS - different brand/model but thought I would mention it.
Thanks, but I am looking for this radio, specifically.
The 710 is very nice, but I'm looking for a mobile rig for the car.
$749 is a pretty hefty price tag, but I just may have to go that route, since the pickings are pretty slim on feebay.
BJ radionut
Supporting Member and 6m addict
You get what you pay for...Top Tech's selling that...prolly one of the last service centers that will work on them or guarantee they work!!...they purchased a load of pcs/parts for those years ago (I think)... look around... parts for those rigs are getting hard to find, again IMHO...Plus it does NOT have 6m 
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GL Enjoy what you purchase
All the Best
Gary/W9FNB
...GL Enjoy what you purchase
All the Best
Gary/W9FNB
BJ radionut
Supporting Member and 6m addict
YAESU FT891 [FT891] - $669.95 : R&L Electronics, Amateur radio store
R&L Electronics YAESU FT891 [FT891] - HF/50 MHZ 100 WATT ALL MODE TRANSCEIVER FT-891 HF/VHF MOBILE Transceiver RADIO
www2.randl.com
Hmm...25 years old+ Technology...I mean for the right price and know it works...with a 30/30 warranty
I have seen used FT891's in the $375-$450 range of late.
GL
Gary
Hmm. A 1990s car with original tires probably needs new ones. The electrolytics in a TS50 are like decades-old dry-rotted tires. They cause trouble until they're replaced.
Sometimes 'original' isn't a good thing.
73
Sometimes 'original' isn't a good thing.
73
I pulled the trigger and bought the last one
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The TS50 is one of my all-time favorite HF transceivers, right up there with the TS440. Here's hoping yours turns out okay.
I think my very-favorite feature is the way it tells you the memory backup cell has run down. Starts sending "H-E-L-P" in Morse code with the sidetone beep.
Somebody at Kenwood had a sense of humor.
73
I think my very-favorite feature is the way it tells you the memory backup cell has run down. Starts sending "H-E-L-P" in Morse code with the sidetone beep.
Somebody at Kenwood had a sense of humor.
73
Yes, I have owned several of these over the years, and it's the radio I traded for, when I bought a brand new Cobra 2000 in 1990, and decided that it was overrated, and never really cared for the looks of it. anyway.
I always thought it looked more like a sofa, than a radio.
Never had an issue with any of them, until I loaned it out to a "friend", who hooked it up backwards, and blew the VPD.
I still have it to this day.
One day soon, I'll replace the VPD and use it for a backup rig.
I imagine it will need to be recapped and aligned before being put back in service.
It's been sitting unused for at least 15 years.
Haunt QRZ.com's for-sale forum, or the one on QTH (https://swap.qth.com/). You'll have to check QRZ frequently, because equipment goes fast ... really fast. I got mine from one of the two, pre-COVID, but don't remember which one exactly. It came with the box, manual, original mic, and had the E-Caps replaced, glue removed, and tuned for under $500. Great rig, and good luck to you in finding one!
UPS delivered it today.
Nice radio.
Nice radio.
I always liked the TS-50, wanted one for the car but I got a better deal on an ICOM 706mkIIg at the time.i
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