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says...
Aren't those the one's with a battery powered firmware deal that is
quite problematic?

On Sat, 06 Dec 2003 03:53:46 GMT, Carl / W5SU
wrote:

500 clams? For about 1/2 that, ya' can get a decent R71A on the used
market.

David wrote:

I fully agree. Unless he wants to listen to helos over the Grand
Banks, the Grundig is probably more bang for the 500 clams.

I use an SW2 for KGO and KNBR, btw.

On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 20:41:25 GMT, the captain
wrote:



quite interesting,

he could have saved a lot of trouble by just buying a Satellit 800. the
king of radios

Diverd4777 wrote:


http://www.home.earthlink.net/~srw-swling/icom.htm








Hardly problematic, I know a lot of people with them, some are about 16-
17 years old, and no problems. They do sound king of nasty on AM though.

BDK