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     Re: Re: Hams on the Cheap   
     By: Jimmy Anderson to Mortar M. on Wed Dec 03 2025 22:17:00   
      
    > Makes 2m/440 much cheaper - but more limited of course...   
      
   Sure on both counts.  I had an Alinco HT I bought back in the '80s and paid   
   around $200, I think.  Course, 2m was a lot more active back then in my area.   
   Today, all I ever hear is the repeater IDs.   
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