I just discovered that GigaParts is also hosting a Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale–possibly the most extensive among radio retailers. They have a large inventory of radios and accessories and GigaParts is a trusted retailer.
The AOR AR6000
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Tom Ally, who writes:
NatComMag just posted on twitter that http://www.butel.nl/ is having a Black Friday Sale on their scanner programming software. [T]heir software is great for programming a ton of different models.
Page says this when you go to their site –
BuTel Famous Black Friday crazy sales is back!
The Dutchman is going crazy again!
All ARC software packages are 50% off this Black Friday!
Correct price will be shown at check out.
No extra discounts
All software sales are final, strictly no refunds !
I just received a notice about DX Engineering’s Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales event. They have about 14 products currently included in the sale including Amplifiers, Transceivers and a magnetic loop antenna. Sale prices are good through November 28.
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Robert Gulley, who shares this link to an eBay auction for a Zenith Transoceanic D7000Y in an unopened box!
Let’s be clear here: this is no “Black Friday” deal. The seller has this gem listed at $5,800 plus shipping! I think this is the first time I’ve ever seen a Transoceanic listed at this price level.
Of course, as one friend always reminds me: “eBay is there to show you things you’d rarely stumble upon in daily life–you just need a chunk of change to snag it!”
The seller is listing this as-is since he isn’t going to open the box to test the unit. He does claim that if it arrives DOA, he’ll have is repaired free of charge (buyer pays shipping).
Still: $5,800 is hefty sum–several thousand over my threshold! No doubt, a Transoceanic collector will snag this eventually.
The Elecraft KX3 tuned to Radio Australia.
If you’ve been thinking about pulling the trigger on an Elecraft transceiver, now may be a good time. Elecraft is throwing in free accessories and free shipping on a few of their products.
Here’s their full Black Friday advertisement:
Even if you aren’t a ham, you might consider an Elecraft KX3 or even the new KX2. Both are excellent HF broadcast receivers.
Click here to read my review of the Elecraft KX3. I’ll be posting a review of the Elecraft KX2 on December 1–if you can’t wait, I’d encourage you to download the latest issue of The Spectrum Monitor magazine (my KX2 review aside, the issue is chock-full of brilliant radio articles!).
It’s Thanksgiving here in the States–without a doubt, my favorite holiday. What’s not to love about family, feasting, and, of course, friends? To that end:
I’d like to take a moment to offer my thanks to all of you who read, comment, and otherwise contribute to the SWLing Post community.
You make this a terrific place for everything radio!
The CommRadio CR-1a
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributors R. Lewis (KF5GV/HS1) and Dave Zantow (N9EWO) who’ve both noted that the CommRadio CR-1a receiver has been listed as “discontinued” by Universal Radio, and HRO.
The CommRadio CTX-10
I imagine CommRadio has stopped manufacturing the CR-1a as they gear up for production of the new CTX-10 10 watt QRP general coverage transceiver.
If you’ve been considering the purchase of a CR-1a receiver, note you might find one on the used market (check with Universal Radio) as some owners upgrade to the CTX-10 transceiver next year. I expect the CTX-10’s receiver to be on par with the CR-1a, if not a little better.
On that note, I plan to review the CTX-10 and, of course, give its general coverage receiver a thorough workout on the broadcast bands once the unit has been released in 2017.