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Frequencies Me and my friends used to "slide" between the channels so as to avoid any potential problems. There's like 6 different frequencies available. We always referred to them as "1/2 Channels". We found out the old timers had them color-coded also for some reason that escapes me at the...

Marketing Tactics Kenwood in thier infinite wisdom (?) has done the same thing to the 2000. Compare prices from last summer with what they're going for now. Corporate ripoff...nothing less.

Galaxy DX2547 In my humble opinion, I highly recommend one. I bought one used at a local flea market about three months ago and the ONLY problems I've had is the light went out behind the meter. The frequency counter is pretty accurate and stable. AM and sideband is comperable...

Antron99 manual After many hours of searching I finally came across a A99 manual in PDF format. Give me an e-mail addy and I'd be happy to send it your way. ron514_99@yahoo.com

getting started The ARRLs' website has a section on rig recommendations for beginners, www.arrl.org. Not by any means a complete listing but a good starting point. E-hams' website also has a listing of "superior rigs". Seems they took a survey to find the best owner-rated transceivers. I...