Hi again, Colin.

I would sooner buy the TM3530 then the IC-38A.  The voice synthesizer for 
the '3530 is still readily available and so is the PL encoder.  You are 
right about the scarcity of those radios keeping the price up.  It's basic 
law of supply and demand.

73, de Lou K2LKK




At 11:22 PM 3/2/2006 -0700, you wrote:
>there is an IC-38A on ebay for $149...a little bit steep for an older radio
>i think.
>I have seen the TM 3530's before..but again, they usually go for a bit much
>since they are so rare for some reason.
>73
>Colin, V A6BKX
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 1:15 PM
>Subject: Re: accessible 220 rigs
>
>
> > not current models, in fact the current models are junk anyway,  there are
> > some good older ones out there like the Kenwood 3530A and the like, Icom
> > IC-37a or H,  stuff like that. ADI and alinco are the only 2 companies
> > making them now and the ADI's are notorious for problems as are most ADI
> > radios, and the alinco is not accessible I hear as most alincos are and if
> > it's like it's 2 meter version, the finals won't last more than a year or
>so
> > at most at a time.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 2:30 PM
> > Subject: accessible 220 rigs
> >
> >
> > Hi list:
> > are there any accessible, meaning voice synth capable, 220 mobile rigs
> > availible?
> > And if not necesarily voice synth capable, then generally usable.
> > I know there are the multi-band bass rigs and so on that can have the
>voice
> > synths installed, but i am looking for a mono-band mobile that i can use
>to
> > get some interest in 220 around here.
> > 73
> > Colin, V A6BKX
> >

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