On Mon, 29 May 2006 21:54:13 -0400, "Red Panty Man"
wrote:


"Dave Head" wrote in message
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On Mon, 29 May 2006 14:22:11 GMT, chuck wrote:

New radios with all bells + whistles
cheaper then a 20yr old as is doa rig

And even cheaper when you buy it at the Hamvention - same rig in the store
a
day later is $50 more...

A savings of $50 is a hill-o-beans when the
radio sells for 5G anyway

I was thinking more like a hi-end HT, at maybe $350 instead of the regular
price of $400.

and is buillt inside
like a cheap VCR (most Icoms fall into this category)

Not the Kenwoods I buy. I think ICOM makes some fine radios, too - they're
pretty well respected, and most everybody wants a 756...

Dave Head

Dave Head