[OZAPRS] Best place to get a D-700A ?

[Chris Hill]

Hello,

Me again!


I've found a reasonable price for a D-700A, but before I finally commit to
buying, I have some more questions:


Is there a specific version of firmware I need to ensure I get?  (The G2.0
version?)

How can I tell what firmware is fitted?  By serial number?

Is there a list of serial number ranges versus firmware, somewhere?



73

Chris
vk6kch



-----Original Message-----
From: ozaprs-bounces at marconi.ics.mq.edu.au
[mailto:ozaprs-bounces at marconi.ics.mq.edu.au]On Behalf Of Chris Hill
Sent: Saturday, 11 October 2003 5:04 PM
To: ozaprs at marconi.ics.mq.edu.au
Subject: [OZAPRS] Best place to get a D-700A ?


Hi All,

OK, I've finally decided to get a Kenwood D-700A...  but have now
discovered
they are almost A$1400 list price, and seem to sell for approx A$1200
each.

Ouch! (My budget was for less than A$1000).

I was trying to work out the best place to buy one, by searching on
google,
and I see that these units sell in the US at "Gigaparts" for US$495, which
is A$727
(See http://www.gigaparts.com/parts/radioinfo/zkw-tm-d700a.php)

Unfortunately, Gigaparts doesn't seem well setup to ship to Australia (US
Postal Service seems to charge an arm and a leg for postage to deepest
darkest Australia), so suddenly this isn't as attractive as it first
seemed.

So my question to the list is : "Where is the best place to buy a D-700A
from, for use in VK6?"


Thanks in advance for your insights!



73,

Chris
vk6kch





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