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

[Jeff]

Dave,
Thanks for the thoughts, Much appreciated. 

I am not big on 2nd hand equipment simply because I am not a "techie". I
could buy the thing and chances are it might not be right and I wouldn't
know it for months. I'd rather buy new and have a warranty. But with the
cost of these high end jobs, I might have to reconsider how I do things. I
doubt it will be anytime soon though.

But like I said , 
Take it easy,
Jeff 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: scan-dc-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:scan-dc-
> bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dave Emery
> Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 21:31
> To: Jeff
> Cc: SCAN-DC
> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Re: Jeff's recent observations
> 
> 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.
> 
> 
> --
>    Dave Emery N1PRE,  die at dieconsulting.com  DIE Consulting, Weston, Mass
> 02493
> 
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