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milkman
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Post subject: What Type of Radio Equipment Are You Getting For Christmas?
Posted: Dec 11, 2009 - 03:22 AM
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| What type of radio are you getting for Christmas this year? A new radio? Antenna? Or something else. |
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bigc73542
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Posted: Dec 11, 2009 - 03:25 AM
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I plan on getting some type of base radio but I am just not sure what yet.
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Posted: Dec 11, 2009 - 03:39 AM
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NEW COAX ...
Yep I need to get the R7 up and working ... |
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Posted: Dec 11, 2009 - 03:41 AM
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I might just use my Grant for a base and get me a new mobile. Decisions, decisions  |
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Posted: Dec 14, 2009 - 03:03 AM
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| Yes BigC, When it comes to radio stuff there's always so many decisions |
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Posted: Dec 15, 2009 - 12:50 AM
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| hopefully gonna send the 430 off fer a check up an thinkin on trading off my 2950 fer a magnum 257. well I would like to anyways. just need to make up my darn mind lol |
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Posted: Dec 19, 2009 - 03:19 AM
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kd8fxb wrote:
hopefully gonna send the 430 off fer a check up an thinkin on trading off my 2950 fer a magnum 257. well I would like to anyways. just need to make up my darn mind lol
I would not trade a 2950 for a 257 .....
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Posted: Dec 19, 2009 - 07:25 PM
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| Well tis year no new radio equipment. But did get a new much needed computer. Which I'm sure that I'll enjoy. |
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Posted: Dec 21, 2009 - 04:46 AM
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wa4gch wrote:
kd8fxb wrote:
hopefully gonna send the 430 off fer a check up an thinkin on trading off my 2950 fer a magnum 257. well I would like to anyways. just need to make up my darn mind lol
I would not trade a 2950 for a 257 .....
Maybe a FT-2000
Bruce,
you give me the $$$ for a ft-2000 and I'll pick one up I like the 2950 but I want a smaller radio an the 257 is a decent radio. I would like to trade it off for a small hf rig, but that AINT gonna happen!! lol |
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wa4gch
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Posted: Dec 21, 2009 - 11:39 AM
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I have both a HTX-10 and a mag 257 you will love them.
As for small HF radios a IC-718 is hard to beat ..... |
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