What was the one radio you regret getting rid of ?

[TAC4]

For me it was the Sony 2010 😥 I remember when they first came out and walking into a Sony Store and putting my hard earned cash on the counter, they were expensive back then and still are used.

I remember getting it home, extending the telescoping antenna and punching in my favorite frequency 5696 Khz USB and as soon as I did the USGC Air stations traffic was just booming in. I was in heaven and what a radio in performance and build quality. I kind of had a love hate relationship with that radio as it was to big for a portable and to slim and top heavy for a desk top. If you used the fold out stand you could not see the screen to well because it was near the top of the radio.

"Sony The One and Only" shure lived up to that motto, what a high performance and stunning radio, a legend.

Skippy 🇨🇦

 

[W8WCA]

Between TenTec RX340 and an All Collins R390 I had Rick Mesh (sp) completely redo


. . . . or Maybe my R4C w/FS4 <--- This one wins . . . . I miss it the most (Well for today anyway)

 

[IdleMonitor]

My very basic DX394 from Radio Shack

 

[KevinC]

Who gets rid of radios?

 

[IdleMonitor]

Who gets rid of radios?

Sometimes ya just gotta trade'em up.

 

[tuihill]

Yeasu FRG-7. Big step up from the DX-150.

 

[Kiniutech]

Definitely AOR 3000A, a big mistake

 

[WA8ZTZ]

Some of my first radios, especially a couple of late 30s vintage Crosleys, a 628 and a 638. Essentially the same electrically, the 628 had a Bakelite cabinet whereas the upscale 638 had a walnut cabinet. They both had 2-band coverage, AM and SW (from 2-6.5 mcs IIRC). They were considered obsolete by the 60s as everything was going transistorized, so they were given to me. Still, quite a treasure for a 12 yo at the time. These were no All-American 5 hot chassis sets as they had transformer power supplies. Other features were beautiful illuminated glass slide rule dials and 5 pushbutton presets labelled with various clear-channel station call letters including WLW, of course. The audio was superb, especially the wood cabinet model. The warm glow of the filaments on a Winter night; the musty, dusty smell of the insulation and the components; the soft hum of the power transformer... all fond memories of a special time long ago.

 

[cherubim]

Yaesu FRG-100

 

[KB4MSZ]

Without a doubt, my Yaesu FT-757gx. It was my first new purchased ham rig. As a novice I had so many wonderful winter evenings with a cup of hot cocoa and my straight key, looking for a parking spot on either 40 or 80 meters. I guess it's more about the memories than the radio itself.

 

[mmckenna]

Huh, not one person regretted getting rid of their Baofeng?

Knight Kit Star Roamer that my grandfather gave me. Not sure why I got rid of it. Not that it was a great performer, but it had sentimental value.

 

[AB5ID]

Panasonic RF-3100. Listened to 80 meter ham radio every night as a teenager.

 

[merlin]

My rack of HF receivers. >R390URR>WJ-8711 w/preselector>WJ twins.

 

[RichardKramer]

I miss my RS DX-160 that had the added LW band. I kept it tuned to WGU-20 179KHz Defense Civil Preparedness Agency which would broadcast warnings to the public in case of a nuclear attack. The bandspread dial was neat to tune with. And it had a lot of knobs to play with.

 

[Turbo68]

JRC NRD545 DSP with the VHF/UHF Converter

 

[bkantor]

I had a Kenwood R-1000 with matching speaker that I got on eBay years ago. Great radio but I was a little strapped for cash at the time and figured I would rebuy later - little did I know the price would more than double what I paid!! Oh well, I many other, newer radios to play with, but that one will always have a special place in my heart.

 

[TGuelker]

You said ‘radio’

A new in the box Freshman Masterpiece that I found cleaning out an ex-girlfriend’s father’s radio shop attic.

 

[palmerjrusa]

A Sony ICF-SW100* (sold to finance the purchase of a Sony ICF-SW07 which I still own and will not ever be parting with).

*regretted it so much bought another one just before Sony discontinued it

Also my Drake r8b, really regret parting with that radio 😢...

 

[palmerjrusa]

JRC NRD545 DSP with the VHF/UHF Converter

Will be holding onto my unit with the matching speaker 😁...

 

[TAC4]

A Sony ICF-SW100* (sold to finance the purchase of a Sony ICF-SW07 which I still own and will not ever be parting with).

*regretted it so much bought another one just before Sony discontinued it

Also my Drake r8b, really regret parting with that radio 😢...

The Drake would be a heart breaker 💔

Skippy 🇨🇦