I Just Got This Really GREAT Radio 

I love older radio equipment ... anything from the 1930s to the 1990s . I have a couple of newer radios as well , but I prefer the older stuff .

Very cool TwistedKat !! Your IC-751a is almost a twin to my Yaesu FT-757GX II . One of my local friends recently got a Kenwood TS-140s setup , just about the same time I got my Yaesu , and it looks a lot like your Icom and my Yaesu . I guess that's how they were all making them look at that time period ... lol

Thanks Hemp Head , I really like this Yaesu , and the audio reports I've been getting with it since I added my D104 gray base with it , are great .

Dallas , that's why I prefer older radios to the newer ones . Because older radios are "Plug 'n Play" . They sound good , simple to run and don't have a ton of menus in them . I've had my Yaesu FT-897D for about 6 - 8 years , and I still don't know everything it can do ... and I've had this Yaesu FT-757GX II for a couple of weeks and got it completely figured out already .

@@RaccoonsRadioRanch Same here ,, I have a mint low mileage 897-D as well . It’s ridiculous but a “I had to have it” radio lol

@@Dallas-Rife-UDX-347-Tennessee I'm the same way ... I love the radio . But actually my older radios get used a lot more than my 897D does .

One of my favourite ham HF radios is my first one TS 140 Kenwood. Still works but the RF power slider pot is screwed up and needs changed out.

Thanks Bob !!

One of my local friends just bought a Kenwood TS-140s about the same time I got this Yaesu , and ironically enough ... both radios were made the same year . By the way , his ts-140s is the best radio I've heard him using in a long time . I also have a Yaesu FT-897D that I use for HF too .

I really like this Yaesu , and the audio reports that I've been getting with it since I added my 40 year old (maybe older) D104 gray base , are great . I have an old Kenwood TW-4000a dual band 2m/440 radio that I like to use . I just recently changed the memory battery in that radio as well . I don't need (or want) a ton of menus in my radios . I prefer to just get an older radio that you just turn on , an start talking . No menus for me if I can avoid it ... lol .

Thanks Luke , "bell & whistles" are nice ... and I have a few radios here that have them . I just prefer the simple "Plug 'n Play" radios . Since I put my old Astatic gray base on this radio , my audio and signal reports have been great .

I talk with Mahoney down your way all the time on Channel 12 .

@@RaccoonsRadioRanch 10-4. I am on channel 12 alot. Have to keep my ears on. 👍

@@stonefacedgrasshopper2200 Yep , I'm always telling people to go to Ch 12 and listen for me when the skip is rolling in . I'm always on Ch 12

I got it from a guy that was using it as a CB radio . That's why I said he must be the one that programmed that frequency into it's memory .... lol 🙂

Hey David, which "Shack in the Box" are you looking at getting ? I have one shack in the box here that I use . I've got an FT-897D that I use for HF as well as my 2 meter FM & 2 meter sideband , and UHF too .

all the rest of my equipment is either HF only , or 2 meter , and/or 440 only .

@@RaccoonsRadioRanch it's the ft991a I was looking at.

@@cujo229 Very good radio ... I have quite a few Yaesu radios around the shack , which I only just realized a day or two ago ... lol . I've been checking out the FT-991a myself . It's definitely a shack in the box .... which is a feature the IC-7300 lacks , since it's for HF only . At least if you don't get your General's license yet you can still use the FT-991a for 2 meter & 440 ... which again , you can't do with the IC-7300 . Personally , I think the 991a is a good choice .

You can check out either QTH.com or QRZ.com . That's Ham operators selling their equipment to each other . Both are good places to shop for used Ham radio equipment without going to ebay . Since it's a 35 year old radio , there's a possibility that it might need it's electrolytic capacitors replaced ... or you may get lucky and they've already been done , or they're still good .

I have bought 2 ham radio off of eBay with no problems. I bought them from other actual active hams not estate,storage locker or flea market finds that are being sold . Though I'm thinking about buy a new in the box RCI 2950 that someone found in a storage locker auction .I'm trying to get them to at least try to power it on so that's not a dead radio. But it appears to be brand new in the box never used. I may take a chance.

So do I . But 1987 was 35 years ago , not yesterday .... lol

Hey there Skull , the majority of my equipment is tube or solidstate , I love the older equipment . I have a couple radios that are newer . But I prefer the older stuff . If you're noticing a warble when you're going from tube equipment to anything that's solidstate or newer . I'd have to say that it's the difference between vacuum tubes and transistors ... I believe that performance wise , vacuum tube technology is superior to anything transistorized ... and I also consider solidstate to be superior to the newer surface mount equipment . If you're looking for reasonably priced vacuum tube Ham radios ... then I would recommend something made by Heathkit , Swan , or maybe Drake . They're all good tube radios that can be found online (or in your area) at a reasonable price . If you want something a little newer like the Yaesu in this video ... then I'd recommend looking for something made in the 1980s by companies like Yaesu , Icom or Kenwood . In fact Kenwood made a few vacuum tube/solidstate hybrid models in the 1980s that you might want to look for . Look for Trio/Kenwood and model numbers like TS-530s or the TS-830s . You'd probably like those , they're the best of both worlds . Thanks for watching the video , and for your comment & question .

@@RaccoonsRadioRanch Thank you for your reply. But what I meant was when you listen to AM, FM or shortwave peoples voices sound pretty much like you are in the room with them. When I listen to people talking on a ham radio like in your video , other peoples videos as well as on my heathkit 20 meter the voices sound distorted, almost like a synthesizer or something, kinda warbly or nasally. I was wondering why this happens is it because of the frequency they are conversing at?

@@skullheadwater9839 I'm not 100% sure as to why ... but it might have to do with the frequency they're on , or maybe it comes from recording an analog audio ... and then transferring it to a digital format .

@@skullheadwater9839 Most hams use single side and (SSB) on HF. Might want to check your mode settings. Listen to an established ham net and see if you can tune to the published frequency for sound quality.

@@RaccoonsRadioRanch on my all tube analog Heathkit the vocals sound just like your radio. That what I meant, if they could fix it it would be a non issue but all h.f. ham radios always have that"sounds like an ex smoker post surgery talking with aid from on of those artificial larynx tone." I know you know what I mean.

these generally cost between $250 to $350