[Yaesu] FTDX 560 - value

[waltah@cfw.com]

Cal asked:
> Hope I am not out of order here but, could someone give me the value of
> this rig on to-days market. 

Whenever there are only a few items trading, prices are widely 
variable, but it you put it up on eBay I'd expect it to fetch between 
about $100 and $250, depending on condition and luck.   A really 
nice one -- plastic still on front, original manual, spare finals, would 
probably go over $250; if parts are missing or there's visible 
damage, under $100.   Most common price "My brother said this is 
a gret CB set but I don't no if it werks or not" is about $150 -- and I 
guarantee it won't 'werk'.  I haven't looked at prices in a year or so; 
they might have changed a bit.

It's actually an excellent and usable rig for its time.  They generally 
do require a bit of troubleshooting; one that I remember had a from 
the factory intermittent short inside an IF can and the one on the 
operating desk today had had a broken wire reconnected to the 
wrong terminal on a rotary switch which took out one of the pots -- 
and did it a second time, when I replaced the pot.   

Walt Hutchens
KJ4KV