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