[Premium-Rx] Re WJ Receiver

[Ed]

The issue with WJ HF-1000/8711s is the firmware, which cannot be upgraded.  You truly get what you pay for. If you get stuck with an older version, it's markedly inferior to the later ones, which command commensurate prices. Adding the preselector automatically raises the price. For the latest firmware version with preselector, these run about $2k+. There were a few coming out of S Korea that had the latest and greatest, selling for about $2500 on EBay. 

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> On Jun 15, 2017, at 2:43 AM, Mike Tubby <mike at tubby.org> wrote:
> 
> I bought two fully working (hand selected by me) WJ8711-1 last year for GBP £1000 - approx USD $1300
> 
> Mike G8TIC
> 
> 
>> On 6/13/2017 9:43 PM, W2HX wrote:
>> I bought one-and-a-half 8711's at Dayton this year for $1200 with spare boards, etc.
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: premium-rx-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:premium-rx-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dan Robinson
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2017 4:42 PM
>> To: PREMIUM-RX
>> Subject: [Premium-Rx] Re WJ Receiver
>> 
>> Hi Joe,
>> 
>> $3,000 is awfully steep for a HF-1000 which was the consumer grade version of the famous WJ-8711/A.
>> 
>> The HF-1000 is good, no doubt, but just be aware of this fact.
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