I feel I have too many radios. It’s better than having too few, but I have more than I need. The radios I have are not getting enough use even in a round robin. In the past, when I let radios sit too long something happens. Usually it’s corrosion somewhere and once discovered, a simple cleaning is in order. But I have had cheaper radios go dead on me. I like to use my radios enough to keep them healthy. I didn’t plan on all these radios; they were acquired through deals and trades I didn’t expect. But the bottom line is at least one has to go.
The radio I chose is my Yaesu FTDX10, Sheldon. I’ve owned the FTDX10 for about a year and a half. I’ve had a love/hate relationship with it. It is a good performing radio and I enjoy using it for casual CW like hunting POTA and for the past year or so and has been my back-up radio in the shack. I used it every other month switching between it and my IC-7610. While it’s a nice radio, Most of my gear is Icom centric and I feel that the ergonomics are better on the Icoms. Obliously, I like the radio enough to have kept it for a year and a half but, something has to go and I chose it. The radio was used mostly for CW and was run at 50 watts or below in a non-smoking environment.
I will probably replace it at the QTH with my K3(s)/10. This radio was a surprise trade and I have upgraded it from a K3 to a K3S. This is a radio that deserves more use than it has been getting. I was using it as a field radio, but it really belongs in the shack.
The FTDX10 is for sale, I will post an ad on QTH.com. It comes with the microphone, power cable, 300 Hz crystal filter, Portable Zero Rails, an SPE linear Amplifier Cable, and manual. I am asking $900. I prefer a local pickup/delivery. If shipped buyer pays shipping either USPS or FedEx. You can email me a sroyle@live.com. Low ball offers will be ignored.
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