----- Original Message ----- From: "AB5MM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "AMRadio" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 7:24 PM Subject: [AMRadio] need advise
> > I really need some advise. After the initial “sticker shock” wore off, > I may have found a Viking II with 122 vfo. It seems to be a factory > wired model; the appearance is about a 4 out of 10; no ‘apparent’ > modifications; will load to approximately 80 watts cw on lower bands, > much less on 20, nothing on 15 or 10; couldn't test modulation (no mic & > no receiver) and the bottom rubber feet are missing. What is a > reasonable price range for something like this? > Thanks in advance for your words of wisdom, > Steve > ab5mm Hi Steve, Welcome back to AM. After a very abortive attempt back in 1995, I got back on AM last year. How much is ther Viker 2 worth? Gee that's tough. I bought mine as a non-runner this past November for about $75 (finally got it running this past weekend, wahoo!!). Good ones seem to go for about, Oh about 200-$275. So-so ones, maybe $150-$175. It's hard to say. If you get it off of ePay, the price will be inflated. Buying from a private surce is usually cheaper. I got mine via a lead from another ham who knew I was looking for a Viking II, and informed me it was for sale on the Midwest Classic Net (an AM buy/sell net). How much is the guy asking for it? The VFO 122s go for a pretty penny on ePay (you can easily spend $100-$150 for one on that site). ALso, they aren;t as common as the Heahtkit VFOs (I'm using a Heathkit VF-1 with mine). So, factor that into the price. 73, Ellen - AF9J ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
