Tom,

It all depends on how much you use the 746 for weak signal work and sideband 
on 2 meters, if you were simply using it for 2 meters fm, then you wouldn't 
be losing much by swapping with this guy for the used 480.  Considering that 
the 746 pro 3 is I think somewhere around 1600 dollars new, and the 746 that 
you have is almost ten years old, I'd say that about seven to eight hundred 
dollars is a good price for that rig.  So like I said, you're probably 
getting the better end of the deal with this other gentleman.  But if the 
guy is willing to make the deal, then go for it by all means, if he's fully 
aware of what the situation is, then you're really not taking advantage of 
him.  In my oppinion, (and it's worth the exact cost that I'm charging, that 
being free) a person hasn't been taken advantage of if the deal is made with 
both sides having good information, and if both sides benefit from it.  So, 
if this prospective trader wants the 746, and knows just what he's getting, 
and uses it to its fullest capabilities, then he hasn't been taken advantage 
of.

73,
Chris, w8cjs
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 9:53 PM
Subject: Re: going price for "used" Icom 746


>    Thanks, Fred. ... I'll see what the others say.
>
> I've done some internet searching, and haven't found a going price for a
> plain 746 yet, but will keep looking, and ask others to do the same if 
> they
> have the time and interest.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "fred olver" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 9:47 PM
> Subject: Re: going price for "used" Icom 746
>
>
>> Tom, I don't think you would be doing a bad deal, if anything, you'd be
>> getting the best part of the deal and yes, you could use one of your 
>> other
>> radio's for 2 meters.
>>
>> Fred Olver  n9bso
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 8:19 PM
>> Subject: going price for "used" Icom 746
>>
>>
>> Hi, all.
>>
>> I am nowhere near making a decision here, but a fellow ham friend seems
>> interested in a swap of sorts.  He seems willing to purchase my "used"
>> Icom
>> IC746, in exchange for his "used" TS480 plus some additional accessories.
>> My 746 is just a plain 746 that was bought back in December of 1999.  The
>> 746 does have a 500-hz CW filter in it, plus the UT102 voice chip.  The
>> guy
>> seems willing to throw in things like a correctly-wired MC60 mic, plus 
>> the
>> speach chip and 500-HZ CW filter along with the TS480 itself.
>>
>> One of the things I'm sacrificing in this possible deal, of course, would
>> be
>> the 100-watt all-mode 2-meter feature in the 746, plus probably a 
>> slightly
>> better receiver front end on the 746.
>>
>> In return, though, I do think I'm getting a heck of a lot more
>> accessibility
>> with the TS480.
>>
>> I suppose, if I got enough for the IC746, I could spring for another
>> Kenwood
>> TMV71A, or just use one of my older TMV7a's to solve the 2-meter loss 
>> with
>> the sale of the 746, but again, this seems to be the real "sticking 
>> point"
>> in my mind.
>>
>> So, if anyone has any idea as to what a plain 746 would go for these 
>> days,
>> let me know.
>>
>> I want to be fair here, but don't want to do something I'd regret later.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>> .
>>
>>
>