I would like to buy a good used 2-meter mobile/base unit. Something
small, simple and that works. I'm not sure who sells good used
equipment. Any ideas or suggestions?

I've had decent luck with AES.. www.aesham.com

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Hello, All.

I admit, I've been lurking, but I've been really, really busy.

I would like to buy a good used 2-meter mobile/base unit. Something small, simple and that works. I'm not sure who sells good used equipment. Any ideas or suggestions?

73 DE KD5COL,
Sean

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Hello Sean.

28 May 01 17:53, you wrote to All:

I would like to buy a good used 2-meter mobile/base unit. Something small, simple and that works. I'm not sure who sells good used
equipment. Any ideas or suggestions?

I've got a Drake UV3, dual band rig. It covers 140MHz to 149.995MHz and
440MHz to 450MHz. I've owned this radio since new in 1978, purchased
from AES. These rigs didn't come with a PL or 'sub-audible' tone encoder,
but I've installed one internally. It has a selector switch on the front
panel and has 12 tones. I can't remember if this was one of the radios I modified to xmit out of band, but it doesn't squeal (Drake trademark) when
you tune to 148+ MHz., indicating to me that it has been modified. If
you're not familiar with Drake equipment, the UV3 was slightly ahead of
the dual/tri-band radios we have today. However, they weren't entirely on
top of it as the radio has the capability to do digital frequency display,
but they chose to use bulbs behind numbered dials instead. I modified my
other UV3 tri-bander to digital display. Without a digital display,
you're at the disadvantage of not knowing what frequencies are in the
diode programable 4 channels, unless you attach a card with those
frequencies on it. With the digital display, you can see what's been programmed on either band (all three in my other UV3). I don't need to
get rid of it, but like many of my other radios, they're just taking up
storage space in the garage. I know I've got an Icom IC45a (UHF) out
there and may have an IC47a (UHF) and an IC27a (VHF) too. I know for sure
the IC45a needs some attention, as it doesn't have a display anymore. The
IC47a worked great and was in excellant condition when I put it away.
Also, there's an IC2a walkie talkie out there that works intermitantly.

I'd have to take inventory to really know what's out there.


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Hi Roy Witt, hope you are having a nice day

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storage space in the garage. I know I've got an Icom IC45a (UHF) out RW>there and may have an IC47a (UHF) and an IC27a (VHF) too. I know for sure RW>the IC45a needs some attention, as it doesn't have a display anymore. The RW>IC47a worked great and was in excellant condition when I put it away. RW>Also, there's an IC2a walkie talkie out there that works intermitantly.

Maybe you can offer a suggestion as to what's up w/ the IC47a
I've got. I picked it up at a 'fest sometime back w/ the owner
and service manuals and don't see anything and if not for it
having the speech synthesizer installed I'd never known.

For ex. I manually tune VFO A to 444.460 and VFO B to the same freq.
When I hit the speech button VFO A comes out as 444.468 and B as
444.460. Tune them to 444.4650 and A is 444.463 and B 444.465.

I can't tell what might've been changed and if it's a programming
trick I'd rather not clear it out until I know how to do it myself.

Fwiw, the rigs here are a Hallicrafters SX-99 w/ the original
metal hallicrafters marke tubes and a R-46B speaker, a Hammarlund
HQ-170 w/ the timer/clock. Modern rigs are a HTX-202 (2m), TH-25AT (2m),
yaesu FT-212RH (2m mobile), the IC-47A, and a RCI-2950 (10m mobile)

Can't find a lick of info abt the 212 for some reason other than
the mars/cap and a full unlock mod. <sigh> :/

Yours sincerely, Paul Williams KB5IVG <=-

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Hello Paul.

08 Jun 01 22:05, you wrote to me:

storage space in the garage. I know I've got an Icom IC45a (UHF)
out there and may have an IC47a (UHF) and an IC27a (VHF) too. I know
for sure the IC45a needs some attention, as it doesn't have a
display anymore. The IC47a worked great and was in excellant
condition when I put it away. Also, there's an IC2a walkie talkie
out there that works intermitantly.

Maybe you can offer a suggestion as to what's up w/ the IC47a
I've got. I picked it up at a 'fest sometime back w/ the owner
and service manuals and don't see anything and if not for it
having the speech synthesizer installed I'd never known.

For ex. I manually tune VFO A to 444.460 and VFO B to the same freq.
When I hit the speech button VFO A comes out as 444.468 and B as
444.460. Tune them to 444.4650 and A is 444.463 and B 444.465.

I'm afraid I can't be of much help, Paul. I haven't used mine for a very
long time, only pausing occasionally to admire it as I look through the
box of radios I have in storage. On my desk is an IC3210 dual bander
which I much prefer over the 47a...that and my trusty Drake UV3
tri-bander.

I can't tell what might've been changed and if it's a programming
trick I'd rather not clear it out until I know how to do it myself.

There's a 'reset' button under one of the covers, perhaps even accessable
via the small door on top. All you'll lose are those frequencies you've programmed into memory. Consult your owner's manual to know for sure.

Fwiw, the rigs here are a Hallicrafters SX-99 w/ the original
metal hallicrafters marke tubes and a R-46B speaker, a Hammarlund
HQ-170 w/ the timer/clock.

Either one of those capable of AM? I know that was Edmonson's favorite
mode of operation.

Modern rigs are a HTX-202 (2m), TH-25AT (2m), yaesu FT-212RH (2m
mobile), the IC-47A, and a RCI-2950 (10m mobile)

HTX = Heath Kit? Don't recall the Kenwood nor the Yaesu... Interesting
that Yaesu uses FT on you mobile rig and my walkie talkie; FT-708r..

10 meter rig here, besides the TS-520, is an HR-2510.

Can't find a lick of info abt the 212 for some reason other than
the mars/cap and a full unlock mod. <sigh> :/

I ran across some old files containing mods for a lot of radios. When I
come across them again, I'll make a note to look for the 212...


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Hi Roy Witt, hope you are having a nice day

I can't tell what might've been changed and if it's a programming PW>>trick I'd rather not clear it out until I know how to do it myself. RW>There's a 'reset' button under one of the covers, perhaps even accessable RW>via the small door on top. All you'll lose are those frequencies you've RW>programmed into memory. Consult your owner's manual to know for sure.

Yep, little cover on the top. Has the reset w/ a dip switch array.
I can see where having a 0, 3, 5, 8 step would be handy (sat's in
particular) but I'd still like to figure out how they did it.

Fwiw, the rigs here are a Hallicrafters SX-99 w/ the original
metal hallicrafters marke tubes and a R-46B speaker, a Hammarlund PW>>HQ-170 w/ the timer/clock.

Either one of those capable of AM? I know that was Edmonson's favorite RW>mode of operation.

Both, the 170 also does ssb.

Modern rigs are a HTX-202 (2m), TH-25AT (2m), yaesu FT-212RH (2m PW>>mobile), the IC-47A, and a RCI-2950 (10m mobile)

HTX = Heath Kit? Don't recall the Kenwood nor the Yaesu... Interesting

Radio Shack for the HTX.

that Yaesu uses FT on you mobile rig and my walkie talkie; FT-708r..

Might be why I have a hard time finding out anything abt it.

10 meter rig here, besides the TS-520, is an HR-2510.

Used to have the 2900 but after the 'puter blew I traded it in
thru RCI's upgrade program. Had I known I'd gotten the 2970 instead.
My only gripe is I like the front panel the 2900 had over the 2950/70.
The 2900 had a led display w/ a *real* swr/pwr/sig meter where as
the 2950/70 has a single big lcd. :/

Can't find a lick of info abt the 212 for some reason other than
the mars/cap and a full unlock mod. <sigh> :/

I ran across some old files containing mods for a lot of radios. When I RW>come across them again, I'll make a note to look for the 212...

Tnx. What I'd like to do is find out how to reset the xmit back to
the ham band but at the same time unlock the rcv to the 130-173
range. It was last used by a CAP guy and still has that mod in place.

Yours sincerely, Paul Williams KB5IVG <=-

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Hello Paul.

13 Jun 01 02:35, you wrote to me:

accessable via the small door on top. All you'll lose are those
frequencies you've programmed into memory. Consult your owner's
manual to know for sure.

Yep, little cover on the top. Has the reset w/ a dip switch array.
I can see where having a 0, 3, 5, 8 step would be handy (sat's in particular) but I'd still like to figure out how they did it.

I haven't played with that model for so long, I was lucky to remember the little trap door and reset button. If I recall correctly, there's some
more switches and buttons there too. One of the things that comes to mind about your weird numbers is that a while back, there were a lot of mods
that used diodes to make these radios do things they weren't supposed to
do. My IC3210 (dual bander) for instance, has been modified to TX out of
band by using diodes to switch things on there. A diode was also either
used or eliminated (been so long since I did it, can't recall) to make it
a cross-band repeater.

10 meter rig here, besides the TS-520, is an HR-2510.

Used to have the 2900 but after the 'puter blew I traded it in
thru RCI's upgrade program. Had I known I'd gotten the 2970 instead.
My only gripe is I like the front panel the 2900 had over the
2950/70. The 2900 had a led display w/ a *real* swr/pwr/sig meter
where as the 2950/70 has a single big lcd. :/

The HR-2510 also has the swr/pwr/sig meter on it, plus output modulation.
All switchable, of course. And of course, it's all mode with AM,FM,SSB &
CW.

Can't find a lick of info abt the 212 for some reason other than
the mars/cap and a full unlock mod. <sigh> :/

I ran across some old files containing mods for a lot of radios.
When I come across them again, I'll make a note to look for the
212...

Tnx. What I'd like to do is find out how to reset the xmit back to
the ham band but at the same time unlock the rcv to the 130-173
range. It was last used by a CAP guy and still has that mod in place.

Hmmmm. Sounds familiar. I'll bet it's just a diode mod.


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