[Milsurplus] Way OT -- Rice Boxes

[k2cby at optonline.net]

As a dyed in the wool hollow state guy I have yet to buy a "modern"
transceiver.

I do regularly watch the eBay lists to see what comes up.

I am intrigued by the number of Kenwood, Icom, Yaesu, etc. that are offered
with the notation "no transmit," "won't receive," "works only above 14 MHz,"
and similar comments.

I thought solid state gear was supposed to have a high reliability factor.
What gives?

Are these rigs impossible to repair? Proprietary or unavailable parts?

 

The other thing is that they never seem to be offered for sale with
microphones, although I assume that mics were included in the original
package. Is there something like a sock drawer for microphones out there
somewhere?

 

/Miles, K2CBY 

 

Miles B. Anderson, K2CBY
16 Round Pond Lane
Sag Harbor, New York 11963-3821
Phone: (631) 725-4400
FAX: (631) 725-2223

e-mail: k2cby at optimum.net

 

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