I just did something most hams never get to do: I got back my first radio. I traded my TS-690s away years ago to a friend who wanted to give it to his Dad. Sadly his Dad recently passed and he wanted me to have it back. I hooked it up this weekend and checked into my regular 80 meter net. We laughed when net control told me I sounded a little fuller and "what kind of Kenwood are you running tonight?".
The TS-690s is a 160-6 meter with a built in 6-1 tuner, a few built in filters and the option for a few more, and pretty incredible receive capabilities. I loved this radio when I first started out, but fell for the allure of something better and started an expensive journey through Yaesu, Icom, and Elekraft, before finally coming home to a TS-480SAT and a TS-2000. Now my trusty 690 will get a place at work where I can listen during the day and maybe sneak in a little rag chew.