[Scan-DC] Re: Jeff's recent observations

[Dave Emery]

On Thu, Jun 03, 2004 at 05:45:59PM -0400, Jeff wrote:
> Dave,
> 
> Yea, I have been looking at and drooling over some of those High End ICOMS.
> Not in the budget at this time, I can see it happening within the next year
> or 2. From what little I have read I agree with you in that those rigs you
> mention are probably better for reception. I am leaning toward the AR 8200
> MK III because of it's versatility. I think after that I can honestly say I
> am good with my radios as far as Speed, flexibly and versatility. Next I
> will probably starting working toward sensitivity and the ICOMS seem to foot
> the bill for that. Plus my software will run any of them so I am good there.


	If you buy one brand new out of the box, they are pretty
expensive. But you might keep an eye out for one that can be refurbished
and  ready - I've seen them on eBay for $400-600 and I suspect with some
diligence and luck you might land one for the low end of that range
or even less.

	Whether this would be a good idea depends on your tolerance for
risk and whether you have access to someone who could replace the
capacitor's that dry out in them.  If either you or someone you know
is a competant tech, you could easily expect to have a working good
as new radio for that price after capacitor replacement and maybe
an alignment tweek or two.


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   Dave Emery N1PRE,  die at dieconsulting.com  DIE Consulting, Weston, Mass 02493