[ICOM] WTB: IC-215

[Adam Farson]

Hi Mike,

Maxie bought me a very acceptable substitute - an IC-F70T, which is
programmed with repeater pairs and simplex frequencies for Regions 1 and 2.
It even has 1750 Hz tone burst, triggered in the Region 1 zones by pressing
the emergency key.

He balked at programming it, so that task fell to me.

Cheers for now, 73,
Adam VA7OJ/AB4OJ
 

-----Original Message-----
From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
Behalf Of Mike Olbrisch
Sent: 11-Jan-10 16:53
To: 'ICOM Reflector'
Subject: Re: [ICOM] WTB: IC-215

Up until a year ago I missed mine terribly too.  For all is wasn't, it was a
good radio. It ran for ever on the C-cells.  I came close to buying one on
the E-place a few times, but managed to forgo doing it.

Then last year the wife bought me a Yaesu FT-817.  It is a 215 on steroids -
and more.  I don't miss the 215 so much anymore.  Now I can hill-top, and
take SSB, and have a VFO, and ... and... 

My IC-215 had mostly European xtals anyway.

Good luck finding one.  And finding xtals.

Mike - KD9KC.
El Paso, Tx.