Subj : Taking the plunge
To   : Sean Dennis
From : Roy Witt
Date : Fri Mar 16 2001 12:04 pm

Hello Sean.

16 Mar 01 09:35, you wrote to All:

 SD> little shopping around.  I am seriously considering purchasing an
 SD> Alinco DJ195T (you can see a little info and a pic about it
 SD> at http://www.aesham.com/display_pages/dj195t.html).

 SD> Any advice or comments about that radio?

I prefer the Icom HTs, myself.

 SD> It's $140... which is a good chunk of money for me.  This would be
 SD> more an investment than anything else...

Uh, no.  It's not an investment, as you'll never be able to sell it for
what you've paid for it.  That is, unless you're speaking of a different
kind of investment, as in;

 SD>  and I thought of it this way: what good is a license when you don't
 SD> have any equipment to enjoy it? :)

Very true.  That's why I've still got my Kenwood TS520, from the late
1970s.  I haven't used it since the fall of 1985.  How do I know that's
the last time?  I'd just gotten back to San Diego from a vacation in
Illinois and there had been an earthquake in Mexico City.  If I hadn't
taken that train ride, the event wouldn't have been burnt into my mind.
Upon my return, my MIL was babysitting the animals and the house and she
mentioned that the news said something about HAMs helping out in the
communications.  I had to turn on the rig to find out what was going on.
There's also a Yaesu 80m - 10m, 1200 watt linear in a box out in the
garage somewhere, haven't seen it in a few years.  But, once I'm retired,
I'll be dragging that stuff into the computer room.



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