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.   
      
    JA> My wife has talked about doing that as well, now that she's a   
    JA> weather spotter (in addition to being a firefighter and first   
    JA> responder).    
      
   yeah, you might want a decent radio for that stuff... not only work related   
   but maybe also personal...   
      
    JA> I'd like her to get set up, but we were under the impression it   
    JA> would cost HUNDREDS if not thousands of dollars to get set up... Is   
    JA> this $75 setup basically complete? Minus, maybe, antenna?   
      
   here're some reviews on the dx-200...   
      
   http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/1884   
      
   the pictures show a table top unit with receive capabilities of AM/CW/SSB on   
   the 15 - 30 mhz bands according to the above site...   
      
      
   another site with information...   
      
   http://www.freeinfostuff.com/DX100-200/DX100-200.htm   
      
      
   ebay auctions... one with 1 day left... currently sitting at $19.99 on the   
   bid...   
      
   http://www.ebay.com/sch/sis.html?_kw=Realistic+Radio+Shack+DX-200+Communicatio   
   n s+Receiver   
      
      
   and another info site...   
      
   http://user.netonecom.net/~swordman/Radio/DX200.htm   
      
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