Ten-Tec 555 Scout

The company had a great reputation for high-performance contest radios so I was glad to see them branching out into affordable portable radios with a unique band-switching twist. It boasts 50 watts output, built-in squeeze keyer, and legendary audio quality.

I packed the scout, a radio-shack dc supply, an mfj antenna tuner and a spool of magnet wire into an old computer bag and packed it with me on week-long consulting gigs. post