"lsmyer" wrote in message
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I keep offering to trade him one of my brand new SRIIIs for his old
radio

I have both (have the very early one) and don't blame him for not wanting to
trade. Found my one at an estate sale. It was sitting in the garage with an
inch of dust on it and a $2 price tag on it. I assumed it had problems but
thought I would "take a chance". I got it home and blew off the dust and
cleaned it up and it looked like some one bought it and never used it, not a
flaw or scratch on it, antenna (original fake loading coil) straight as an
arrow and don't believe it ever had batteries in it. RM~

PS, It has batteries in it now. ; )