My first rigs (that actually were usable)

[Multi-Volti Devices]

Excluding the Collins war-surplus rig I was given as a novice, told it
worked great (except when I turned it upside down to let the dirt out,
several trimmer caps fell out). My first transmitters were a DX-60 and an
Eico 720.

I was interested in an Eico 750 but everyone told me to stay away from
it...it was nicknamed "The Drifter".

Murray
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Groh WA2CKY <rgroh at swbell.net>
To: <HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV>
Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2000 12:00 AM
Subject: Re: EICO quality


> To add my 2 cents worth .. I have also liked the EICO
> equipment and, yes, I do think it was of excellent quality.
> I had an EICO 720 transmitter way back in the 50s when I was
> a Novice - in fact, it replaced an old Heathkit AT-1.  The
> 720 was very, very nice.  Wish I had both units now!
>
> I've also got a HFT-90 EICO AM/FM tuner ... also very nice.
> I've had than since the 50s.  Built it from a kit for my
> mother for a Christmas present.  I also just picked up an
> EICO grid dip meter (built version) and it is also nice.
> Not as nice as my James Millen GDO but nicer than the
> Heathkit versions.
>
> So overall, yes, the EICO was better built.  Just a little
> bit better quality but, as Terry Perdue said it so well,
> they had a 'thinner' product line.
>
> Bob Groh, WA2CKY
>
> Listserver Subscription:listserv at listserv.tempe.gov - "subscribe heath
'name' 'call'"
> Listserver Submissions: heath at listserv.tempe.gov
> Listserver Unsubscribe: listserv at listserv.tempe.gov - -"signoff heath"
>

Listserver Subscription:listserv at listserv.tempe.gov - "subscribe heath 'name' 'call'"
Listserver Submissions: heath at listserv.tempe.gov
Listserver Unsubscribe: listserv at listserv.tempe.gov - -"signoff heath"