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SWL377
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Rating: 5/5
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May 13, 2008 18:46
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such a deal
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I picked up a beater Alinco 1200 at the local ham swap for $30. It works. I'm pleased.
Looks terrible, even a thief might balk at taking it, but works fine and will be the heart of my APRS setup. Almost broke the $1 per watt bargain barrier. Nice thing about buying a cheap used radio, if it breaks or gets swiped your stress level is low. Some people say thats a good reason for marrying a homely woman. So far I've just used this strategy on radio purchases.
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KK9H
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Rating: 5/5
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Jan 20, 2006 13:18
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Ideal packet tranceiver
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I have had one of these in operation for several years now. First it was part of a packet radio node/digi station that served the north suburban Chicago area. In 2002 this station was converted to an APRS digi. The DR-1200T's performance has been flawlwess and 100% reliable. It was checked recently and found to still be dead on frequency with the proper transmit deviation while putting out an honest 25 watts. What more could you ask?
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N0FPE
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Rating: 4/5
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Jul 20, 2003 07:45
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Works forever
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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The Alinco DR-1200T was made as a data radio and never came with a mic. You could order one as an option. The backlight problem is common, I have yet to see one that did not have at least one of the backlights burned out. Here locally we have been using 1200 for a packet BBS for over 10 years and it is still kickin!
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KF3EH
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Rating: 4/5
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Jul 20, 2003 01:36
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Not a bad little radio
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I've had one of these for a number of years - got it used in an equipment swap (traded an old Icom 2m all mode for it), and for the most part I've been very pleased. It only gives 25 watts out instead of the normal 50 for a mobile radio, but makes a good packet radio, and voice too, if you get a microphone for it. My only real issue with it is the backlight has a problem - don't know if it is inherent to these radios, or if I just got a bad one, but the guy who had it before me said he also had had problems with it
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