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> Hi Ed,

> I changed my call to KS4TD in July 2020.  I live in 4 land now and STD are
> my initials (yes, really).

> I haven't been on the ir since 2019 when lightning hit my shack.

> The good thing is a friend is selling me a Kenwood TS-440S for $50.  I have
> a Ten-Tac antenna so I souold be ragchewing soon.  Need to buy some more QSL
> cards.

> 73 DE KS4TD,
> Sean

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Not familiar with the TS-440.
After seeing a friends TS-520 I bought a TS-520S.
Wonder if TS-520S are sold for that low of a price now a days?
The S model had to have a inverter power supply attached to go Mobile with it
so I got that for mine.
Bought mine some time after the 27 Mc/s Bootleggers were buying up $350.00 USD
Yeasu FT-101 XCVRS .
Yeasu doubled the price of their 101 this when I got my 520S it cost $700 plus.
That 101 had AM Mode to make it popular with the Bootleggers, I had a Heathkit
TX-1 Apache for AM. Still do.
'cept no 27 Mc/s Band on the TX-1.
Don't need 11Meters.

I might had gotten interested in CB but I was 't old enuf when it started IIRC
in September 1958.
I was 16 years old and would have had to be 18 to get Licenced by the FCC.
THREE MONTHS earlier I passed my Novice Exam and got my KN4ZIQ call.
Didn't need CB anyway then.

73 (without the s added).
Ed W9ODR - ,  -
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