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442
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2001 - 5:43 pm: | 
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OK. As you read in the title, I was ripped off. I met this guy online a few years back and talked for a bit. Then last month I finally added his screen name to my buddy list again. He seemed nice to talk to, an older gentleman who you could trust. He recently got out of C.B and got his Ham, ticket. He told me he had a base radio, a Uniden Washington that he was selling. He was asking for $50 and $15 shipping. He said it was in good condition and did a 2-watt dead key and swung 32 watts. I believed him. He lived in Florida and I live in Rhode Island. I wrote out a money order for $65 and sent it to him. He never sent me the radio it has been one month and 3 days.
Is there anyway I can get my money back, I still got the receipt.
And now since he ripped me I am going to buy a nice radio a real new one, what are your suggestions. I don’t want to spend over $200. |
442
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2001 - 6:42 pm: |
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I was thinking about the Galaxy DX959 moblie radio from Copper. It is only $150. Whats the power on this and if i get it tuned and peaked from copper, what do they do to it. I will be running this in my house with a Shakespear ABS 1600 mounted 30' high. Will a 4-pin Astatic D104-M6B fit on this radio?
im out
442 rhode island just got quite |
814
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2001 - 6:44 pm: |
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715:
Why don't you try writing him or calling him? Where did you meet this person? 65 dollars for a uniden washington is a great deal. As for a 200 dollar radio, get a VR9000 or a 148 or something. |
Taz
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2001 - 7:49 pm: |
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try a melaka, its 200 but you still need to pay shipping and the mod's if you want it
Taz |
442 waiting for pw
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2001 - 7:53 pm: |
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I did write him in e-mail he never respond. I also called him, he was not home. What about a Galaxy DX959 for $150. I can hook it up to my power supply in my house. 442 will be my new name because i registered it with copper. 815, What is your screen name. I misplaced it, mine is k3nny m4ch4d0. |
442
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2001 - 9:35 pm: |
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got my user name and pow all set |
TheMerc
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2001 - 9:43 pm: |
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If you had used ebay for a transaction like that, you would have been protected. Sounds like a bad deal. I have had a few like that, but I was trading equipment. Stick with ebay for good deals on used gear. |
Joe
| | Posted on Thursday, November 29, 2001 - 8:04 am: |
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Contact the company that issued the money order. The larger ones have web sites and toll-free numbers you can call to see if it has been cashed. May not help you get your money back but you can at least see if he got it. |
442
| | Posted on Thursday, November 29, 2001 - 7:58 pm: |
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I am going to buy the VR 9000, whats the power, will adding the klv 40 amp help it?
is fm a ham band, if it is what will happen if i tlak on it? |
Metro
| | Posted on Friday, November 30, 2001 - 9:12 am: |
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Hamunition is in Florida, he sounds like just the man to go bust down the ol'mans door!! That is if you have his address. If not, and you sent money to a PO box to someone you met over the internet. Put a dunce cap on stand in the corner for 20 minutes and consider it a semi-cheap lesson learned. |
Copperfan
| | Posted on Friday, November 30, 2001 - 7:04 pm: |
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GLOCK!!!
Just my opinion  |
Copperfan
| | Posted on Friday, November 30, 2001 - 7:06 pm: |
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Go here
http://www.copperelectronics.com/cgi-bin/auction/auction.cgi
you can get a real nice radio on the Copper Auction i see the Ranger 2950DX for 240 and a few others under 200 dollars they dont have radios on the auction every night but keep watching you will be delighted |
442
| | Posted on Friday, November 30, 2001 - 7:41 pm: |
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im going to buy either a vr 9000 or a galaxy meleka |
442
| | Posted on Friday, November 30, 2001 - 10:44 pm: |
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hammunition, give me an e-mail
poopingpenguin@mindspring.com |
Taz
| | Posted on Saturday, December 01, 2001 - 12:41 am: |
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i like the melaka, but i have never owned the vr 9000 |
rosco
| | Posted on Saturday, December 01, 2001 - 7:22 pm: |
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442 ; If you have his correct name and mailing address, and phone number , as I believe you have since you paid him. Contact the local prosecutor in his area, and give him the details, atleast you have a complaint on file in his area. But first send him a certified letter stating your complaint, and what your intentions are if the person doesn't respond positive to your complaint, to settle the matter, But keep your letter clean, make no threats of of anykind, no arrest, just a clean good taste letter, anyother way it could come back to haunt you. ANd also the same make a complaint to the State Attorney General's office of your state. This is just a recommendation, not legal advice ment. Good Luck, Rosco : Retired PI |
619
| | Posted on Saturday, December 08, 2001 - 5:47 pm: |
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if you are going to use the side band on the 959 you will not like it . i have a 949 the am works great but the ssb is lacking try the texas ranger 296 73' 619 |
bruce
| | Posted on Saturday, December 08, 2001 - 8:02 pm: |
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I have a 959 and the ssb is some what unstable i did replace the regulater and audio driver transistor with some improvement. There are other mods to this radio too the AM diode one and a channel guard filter ive done them too now i have 250 in the radio ... kinda pricy sorry but it will be my last Galaxy... next will be a good old rad shack .... if they ever make one again. One note the same mods work on the ranger 2950 on 10 meters a big improvement on ssb some problems on fm but im probley the only person who cares anyway.
bruce |
Dave
| | Posted on Thursday, January 10, 2002 - 8:40 pm: |
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try the 2950dx it's a better radio !!! |
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