[Icom] comments on buying a used HF rig

Tue, 11 Feb 2003 16:14:26 -0800 (PST)

I agree with most of what is said here, with one
exception.  The pieces of gear which I have bought
from individuals have all worked very well also.  I am
not disagreeing with the poster, just stating that my
experiences have been different.  This doesn't mean
that there aren't individuals who will sell you gear
that has problems, or who will purposefully rip you
off, but I just haven't had that experience, and have
bought many pieces of gear from individuals, and will
continue to do so.  This includes buying it over the
internet, sight unseen.

I did get a piece of bad gear from one ham vendor, who
instead of repairing it just refunded my money. Not
bad, but I really wanted the radio instead.  Wasn't
able to find another comparable radio in my price
range at that time.  

73s John NE0P

--- Floyd Sense <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hart - there are as many answers to this question as
> there are hams!  If
> you're not already an ARRL member, you might want to
> consider joining so
> that you can read the old transceiver reviews on
> their website.  Also, they
> maintain a large matrix which compares key
> characteristics of most HF rigs
> from the past 15 years or more.  If I were you, I'd
> consider buying a used
> rig from one of the larger ham stores in the USA
> because they offer
> warrantees on their used gear.  You pay a bit more
> than if you bought from
> an individual, but you can rest assured that it
> works properly, or they'll
> make it right.  I buy all of my gear second-hand,
> and just about every piece
> of equipment I've ever bought from an individual had
> something wrong with
> it.  Generally, I can fix it myself, but on those
> rare occasions when I have
> to send it off for service, it's a very expensive
> proposition.
> 
> I suggest you first decide how much you want to
> spend, then check out the
> used gear lists at AES, Burghhardt, Ham Radio
> Outlet.  Another good source
> of gear is the QTH.com classifieds. Most rigs built
> in the past 10 years or
> so meet the sketchy requirements you stated.  You
> can also find reviews at
> eHam.com of just about every piece of gear made in
> the past 10 years.  Just
> keep in mind that most of the reviews are positive,
> as individuals usually
> won't have anything bad to say about something they
> just spent lots of money
> on.
> 
> Good luck in your search.
> 
> K8AC in Angier, NC
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Hart Engel" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 4:43 PM
> Subject: [Icom] comments on buying a used HF rig
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> > I want to buy a used HF rig for ssb operations,
> something with a good
> filter system and an antenna tuner. What should I be
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