is 700$ TO MUCH FOR AN ICOM 735 .used of course
 

it has open tx from .5 to 30 like new taken care and very clean what
the guy told me

They are selling for less than 550. at eham.net/classified and
www.swap.qth.com. 700 is close to new selling price 10-12 years ago.
Rocky Roads wrote:
it has open tx from .5 to 30 like new taken care and very clean
what
the guy told me

"Rocky Roads" wrote
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it has open tx from .5 to 30 like new taken care and very clean what
the guy told me


I paid $350 incl shipping for my used IC-735 last year, and that included
the PS-55 power supply and cable. It's a 5 minute (clip one diode) job to
open the transmit capabilities, and all that time is spent taking apart and
reassembling. So that mod adds no $ value to the transceiver, in my opinion.

Jack

On Tue, 3 May 2005 02:29:10 -0500, (Rocky
Roads) wrote:

it has open tx from .5 to 30 like new taken care and very clean what
the guy told me

I bought my 735 new in the early 80s for $8xx, so he's asking close to
new price. They currently sell for about $300 to $550, depending on
condition and accessories. Some of the early 735s have plastic trim
caps that cause instability; they need to be replaced with ceramic
caps when the originals go out. Also, the encoder for the main tuning
knob is no longer available from Icom, so when the encoder goes out,
you may or may not be able to find someone who can repair it (I was
lucky, got mine fixed.)

Having said all that, the 735 has an excellent receiver and is a
really good CW rig, in addition to the other modes.

Also, the 735 from the factory has out-of-band coverage for the MARS
frequencies, so the fact that it has been "opened up" doesn't mean a
lot, unless you want to do 60 meters or the CB thing.

If you can get the guy to come down about $2-300, that would be a fair
price.

bob
k5qwg

I have two IC-735S, bought both on eBay, paid under $375.00 for each of
them. One of them included the Icom power supply. Both in excellent shape,
work perfectly.

Shop around eBay.

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Joe S.

"Rocky Roads" wrote in message
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it has open tx from .5 to 30 like new taken care and very clean what
the guy told me

Yea, as other note, 7 bills is a bit high...It would have to be super
pristine, and very low miles to consider paying that much. I mean
totally mint. Not a scratch on it....It is a good radio, but the
average
going rate these days is 300-500 ?? bucks...And 500 would be on
the higher end...For $700, I could get a fresher 746, etc....I've seen
used 706mk2g's going for less than that...Also, be aware that some
parts may now be unavailable for the 735. I have a nice IC-730
collecting dust cuz I can't find the part I need to fix it...The 735 is
a
later version of the 730...Icom considers those radios ancient history
when it comes to parts...Heck, they don't even sell the finals for
706's
any more, as the final transister is no longer made..You have to buy
the
whole PA board for 400+ bucks....With the old style transisters...:(
Needless to say, I baby the finals in my 706mk2g....MK

thanks for all the help the guy call be back about the radio i told him
i am backing out he hung the phone up got madd .i was like cry baby.it
pays to shop around. 73s

for 700 bucks you can buy a ft 840 ic 718 brand new radio.

On Wed, 4 May 2005 00:27:27 -0500, wrote:

for 700 bucks you can buy a ft 840 ic 718 brand new radio.

the yaesu 857d is also at $700 new; the kenwood ts-50s is about $660.
Lots of choices...

bob
k5qwg

forget it you can buy at lest 2 at that price!!!!

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it has open tx from .5 to 30 like new taken care and very clean what
the guy told me