[K4RY] AUARC: Suggestion for replacement HF radio

[Rhett Duke]

Will match Carey's contribution at tomorrows club meeting.

KI4OVO

On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 8:48 PM, Carey L. Huff <huff360 at gmail.com> wrote:
> John,
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> 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.
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> 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!
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> If you would like me to send a check now, please provide an address and I
> will send it out.
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> 73 es gl de AI4TZ/Carey
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> From: k4ry-bounces at mailman.eng.auburn.edu
> [mailto:k4ry-bounces at mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of WB4LNM at aol.com
> Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009 6:05 PM
> To: K4RY at eng.auburn.edu
> Cc: kowarren at bellsouth.net; riggsls at auburn.edu
> Subject: [K4RY] AUARC: Suggestion for replacement HF radio
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> For your consideration.  See everyone next Tuesday around 12:30 at Broun
> 411.
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> 73
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> Klink...
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> WB4LNM
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