The Alinco DX-SR8T HF desktop transceiver sells for under $500 new.
Passed my Tech!
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We had a new ham just get his general and he purchased an Alinco from HRO for less than $500 new. I've talked to him on 20, 40 and 80 meters and it sounds good. It is an Alinco DX-SR8T Transceiver. Some hams don't care for the Alinco brand, but I don't see anything wrong with it. He set it up as a base in his ham shack and uses an OCF antenna about 40 feet off the ground. You will need a power supply for it. Plus, down the road, the Alinco is a mobile radio and you could put it in your vehicle.
ALINCO DX-SR8T Transceivers Mobile HF, DXSR8T
HudsonScannerGuy
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Hmmm, I'll look into it. They also make a reciever too, the R8T
Sadly most of my radio activity these days is during the day on the job. If you ever find yourself in Central NC feel free to drop me an email and we will give you a tour of the radio shop!
Happy Hamming!
Marshall KE4ZNR
HudsonScannerGuy
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Oh, Idk if I'll ever find my way out there, but you never know! 73 from Massachusetts, my local repeater IRLP node is 4133 (W1MRA NE gateway node, 449.925). Drop a call my way some time.
HudsonScannerGuy
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Ok it's been 2 1/2 weeks since I passed, is the FCC backlogged? This is unsually long for the callsign processing..
It can get a little frustrating with the wait sometimes. It may not be an FCC problem though. It may be that the VE who proctored your test got behind in submitting your results. It may be worthwhile to contact the VE if you can to see when it got submitted. Most likely though, it'll show up in a day or two.
HudsonScannerGuy
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I have the paper that says I passed with the VE's names on it.. I can try and look em up on QRZ and see if I can contact em that way
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