April 14th 05, 05:49 PM
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In article Ndv7e.10351$%c1.7513@fed1read05, says...
Pete, yes these are nice radios! Congratulations!! Does your have all the IF
filters installed?? I have 2 of the 515, but only one NDH-518 external
memory unit. Did you get a memory unit with yours?? I also have the big
brother to the 515, that is the NRD-505.. Purchased it on eBay about 3
years ago! Listed it as not working with a buy It Now price of $200.00..
Grabbed it right up... After replacing the AC power fuse, radio has been
100% ever since... The 515 is just nice to operate. The Tunable RF front end
on AM radio band is just a great feature... Enjoy the radio!!
Damn, I always wanted a 505. They only made a few of them, compared to
most of the other JRC radios. I played with one at Universal about 20
years ago. I think they wanted 1200 for it at that time. I used to go
down there a lot, and saw many a nice toy I drooled over..
I can't complain though, I got an Icom R-71A for 50 bucks plus shipping.
Was dead and the owner wanted to dump it after spending a couple hundred
bucks trying to get it fixed. I had it going in a half hour, just a few
really loose screws and a amazingly bad solder joint. Now if the dope
who sold it to me hadn't put the PBT/Notch knobs in some kind of cleaner
to get the crud off and forgotten them, it would be a 8-9 out of 10. It
ate the knobs so bad they were worthless. Those knobs are just about
impossible to get..
Not like you really need them anyway..
BDK
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