[K4RY] AUARC: Suggestion for replacement HF radio

[Carey L. Huff]

John, 

 

Please put me down for a $50 contribution toward the purchase of this (or
another radio deemed suitable) for the club's use.  Surely there are other
alum out there who would be willing to chip in and help the club out as
well.  I know when I left there not that long ago funding was pretty tight.


 

I'd hate to see the Kenwood die.  It was a really nice radio.  Seems like it
had been in service since the mid 80s I believe!  

 

If you would like me to send a check now, please provide an address and I
will send it out.

 

73 es gl de AI4TZ/Carey

 

 

 

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Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009 6:05 PM
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Cc: kowarren at bellsouth.net; riggsls at auburn.edu
Subject: [K4RY] AUARC: Suggestion for replacement HF radio

 

The Club's HF radio is in need of replacement.  I can tell from the service
sticker on the current 1980's vintage radio that it has already been to a
third party service center once, and I would think it very likely that
repairs to the synthesizer and antenna tuning unit would run several hundred
dollars, at least.

 

For your consideration, after doing quite a bit of web research, I suggest
acquiring a Yaesu FT-450AT.  A brochure for this radio is attached, and I
would suggest if we go this route, we purchase the 'AT' suffix that has the
automatic antenna tuner built in.  That means the radio will be a little
more forgiving of folks who have not had a check flight.  The radio is quite
impressive for one in the $800 range.  I think the entire manual is
available at the Yaesu web site.  

 

This is not to say that we should not internally investigate what is wrong
with the current radio with our own resources, in case it is something
minor.  However, we don't have a lot of those resources right now, and I
would like to recover my HF radio that I loaned for the School Club Roundup
contest as soon as possible.  We do need to keep K4RY active and on the air
for all of our student members. 

 

For your consideration.  See everyone next Tuesday around 12:30 at Broun
411.  

 

73

 

Klink...

WB4LNM

 

 

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