Hi John;

When you get the TS2000, try to keep your 570.

Its a good all round versatile radio.

I miss mine.

73 De Anthony W2AJV
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----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2004 6:30 PM
Subject: Re: new operator


> No, the TS-2000 does not have the power supply built in, I know what you
> mean, I'm trying like anything to get that radio so I can scale back a
> little here and I'm looking, with my holiday bills I've accumulated, I'm
> looking at probably mid super which is actually fall before I can afford
> one
> because I need every penny I have in the summer for other things.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Humbert" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2004 3:02 PM
> Subject: Re: new operator
>
>
>> yeah, that's a sobering dollar number but I guess I suspected it.  From
>> what
>> you said, I gather that the $1500 doesn't include a power supply.
>> However,
>> If I plan to do it just once, I guess I better start saving my old beer
>> cans.  It's going to take a lot of them.  From what I gather here about
>> antenna's, a simple long wire strung from tree to tree through stand offs
>> isn't really a bad antenna.  I can sure do that at least 20 feet off of
>> the
>> ground before the first branch of each of the palm trees.  Yes, you did
>> give
>> me lots to think about and work toward.  thanks a lot.
>>