DAG>     I've been wanting to pick up some equipment for getting into
 DAG> HAM and various other radio freq. receiving and broadcasting for
 DAG> some time now. Admittedly I have not done all of my research yet,
 DAG> but I unexpectedly came across an advertisement for what appears
 DAG> to be an excellent condition Realistic DX-200 Receiver/Transmitter
 DAG> for $75 on a local classifieds site.  I was wondering if anybody
 DAG> might have any input on whether or not this is a decent price and,
 DAG> if not, what sort of price I might want to attempt to talk the
 DAG> seller down to in negotiation if this is still somewhat decent
 DAG> equipment to use.

i forwarded your post (in toto) to richard to see if he had anything to
contribute... the following is his reply...

[QUOTE="richard"]
 R> I'm not familiar with a Realist dx-200, so don't know anything about
 R> what  it offers, or what the op's looking for.

 R> If just a general coverage receiver, I just bought a used Grundig g5
 R> thanks to Martin on eBay for around fifty bucks.  For his $200 he
 R> can  probably do better if it's general coverage but, not sure what
 R> he's  actually looking for.  Not sure what a dx-200 is, assuming 10
 R> meter mono  band transmitter.

 R> If so, that's not a good starter choice for a new ham imho.  But
 R> then,  that depends on what you want to do.  If chasing dx on ten
 R> meters is your  only interest, It'll serve, but if you're really
 R> interested in emergency  comms there ain't squat on 10 meters for
 R> that type of actvitiy.

 R> Regards,
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