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Thanks Bob. I'll check that out. 73
Kevin, K7RX
Kevin Nathan, Independent Living Coordinator
Dept. of Services for the Blind
3411 S. Alaska
Seattle, Wa 98118
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-----Original Message-----
From: Robert E. Martin [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 06:43 AM
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Subject: Re: 2 Meter Handhelds
A couple of dealers, ie, AES, are closing out the ADI 2 meter handheld at
under $100. I bought one and it is OK. Audio is a bit thin on
receive. Comes with a wall charger and 12 volt battery - 750 MAH> Three
power levels.
73
Bob Martin
KC3FI
At 05:55 AM 9/18/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>Hello, Everyone,
>
>I find myself in an interesting position here. Last weekend I purchased an
>Icom 706 at the local ham fest at what was a very good price but when I
>brought it home I learned from my xyl that she had somehow missed our
August
>house payment and, especially since we're in the middle of a refinance, she
>had to pay two payments this month. Ouch! That one hurt a lot. I find
>myself needing to rethink my radio choices in order to afford to keep the
>706. Thus I am selling my VX-5R with its accessories and also the Radio
>Shack 212 I have at work with its power supply. I don't use the handheld
>enough at this time in my life to worry much about selling it.
>
>But, the complication is that I just got named as leader of our local
>emergency response team. It will be very difficult to act as team leader
>without a way to communicate during events. So, after all that, here's my
>question to the group. I want to find a very inexpensive handheld for 2
>meters only. Can you suggest to me some model numbers which are fairly
>accessible and would put out five watts or so on high power? Thanks very
>much to all of you and 73.
>
>Kevin, K7RX :)
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