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