RadioBanter - Drake TR270 2m FM with built in TNC. Modern

"Howard Kowall" wrote in message news:fE7sb.368763$6C4.188471@pd7tw1no...
got a chance to buy 1 of these
it is in perfect cond. c/w all manuals
anybody have any comments on this tranceiver
and what is the going prive
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Had one of these a few years ago, great radio. One of the easiest to
program bar none, voice reproduction was excellent . My only complaint
was it only has 440 recieve and no xmit. It has a lot of built in stuff for
satellite work if your into that. Originally they were almost a grand, price
wise, then dropped when nobody wanted to pay that much for a fm
only rig that didnt xmit on 440. You should be able to get one in good
condition for around 400$ Id say. They really were a very nice machine
for rag chewing on 2 mtrs. and listening on 440 at the same time.

Jeff