[geeks] Moved to geeks: Cheap Ham radios (was Dayton Hamfest)

[Geoffrey S. Mendelson]

On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 06:13:10AM -0500, Lionel Peterson wrote:
> I was flipping through various Ham retail sites and stumbled across this Icom
> HF radio (160 Meters -> 10 Meters, AM, SSB, CW at 100 Watts (40 on AM)) that
> is available for $545-595 (currently a $50 rebate available).[0] That, in my
> mind is a good, cheap HF radio for starting with... Of course, you would need
> a 20 Amp 12 Volt power supply in the house, so figure on another $100-150 for
> that...

There is a big difference between $600 and $200, even with a rebate.

If you read the fine print, it was reviewed in QST, July 2000, so it's
been on the market for 8 to 9 years. 

Geoff.
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Geoffrey S. Mendelson, Jerusalem, Israel gsm at mendelson.com  N3OWJ/4X1GM