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WANTED:
- TH-D7A(G) Kenwood hand held
Name: Art VE7FED
Email: ve7fed at rac dot ca
Jul 22/21
FOR SALE:
We have recently upgraded our 2-way radios in the school buses & have these items for sale.
- 5 – Kenwood TK880 c/w palm mic – $80.00 ea or best offer.
- 1 – Kenwood TK880 c/w bracket, power supply, desk mic – $100.00 or best offer.
- 2 – XPR 550E c/w palm mic, bracket – $250.00 or best offer.
- 3 – CDM 1550LS c/w palm mic, bracket – $100.00 or best offer.
- 1 EX560 XLS – $100.00 or best offer.
- All equipment has been deprogrammed and deactivated.
Click for pictures.
Name: Jody Bright (Transportation Manager SMUS)
Email: jody.bright at smus dot ca
updated Jul 19/21
FREE:
- Motorola Microphone with 4 pin connector, 1960’s vintage, good shape. Pick up near the Gorge.
Name: Jim VE7JCU
Email: jim at upright dot net
Jun 24/21
FOR SALE:
- SteppIR rotatable dipole 40M-6M with SteppIR Fluidmotion controller, it comes with power supply & manual, like new.
- This is a rotatable dipole (trombone style) on its own 3 ft aluminum boom. Also it can be used as an upgrade kit to the 3 element SteppIR. The EHU is working fine. It comes with brand new in the box new style spare sprocket, EHU lid hardware & EHU gasket.
Package Price: $350.00.
Name: Dino VE7XDT
Email: ve7xdt at shaw dot ca
updated Jul 5/21
WANTED:
- Thrust Bearing for top of tower.
Name: Lars VA7LP
Email: larspedersen at telus dot net
Jun 9/21
WANTED:
- QRP rig, multi-band, trail-friendly portable HF transceiver KX2, KX3, Mountain Topper,etc. Tuner a bonus.
- I’m not a trader-dealer. Just looking for a nice, multi-band SOTA / POTA portable use. SSB a bonus, but CW is fine.
Name: Kevin VE7KHI
Email: kevin.kc.woods at gmail dot com
Jun 5/21
FREE:
After 60 years of stuff I am arranging a giant give away FREE. The list includes:
- Epson WF-3720 TH-D7A(G)
- Kenwood hand held
- Diamond mobile antenna
- Diamond vertical antenna 1200 Mhz
- QSL cards from the 60s
- Date: 26 June, 2021
- Time: 10:00 am
- Address: 1653 Oak Bay Ave, Victoria BC
Name: Doug VE7LFL
Jun 1/21
NEED HELP ON TOWER:
- Seeking someone who can do antenna work on a 48 ft heavy duty tower. Don is 87 years old and his climbing days are behind him. If you can assist Don please call him, thank you.
Name: Don Jordan VE7DJ
Ph: (250) 658-2985
May 18/21
FOR SALE:
- 5 element heavy duty Yagi Antenna for 2 meters. Boom length from reflector to last director is 70 inches. Has about an 8 extension at the reflector end for end mount. The boom is 1 3/10 inches in diameter & all elements are 3/4 inches. The attachments of the elements to the boom are castings with stainless u bolts. This is a relatively new antenna. The antenna would be great for snow & ice locations. Asking $70.00. I looked in DX Engineering & similar antennas were going for $149 to $199 BUT they are now heavy duty. P/U in Eugene, Oregon or willing to drive up 50 miles for delivery. If shipping is required will need to talk to you about it.
Name: James W7DAU
Email: jamesbrock at yahoo dot com
Ph: (541) 868-5827
May 3/21
FREE:
- TL-ANT2415D Antenna. Comes with a Bullet connector and associated gear. Can send pictures.
Name: Shaun VE7SHP
Ph: (250) 418-5160
Email: shspeck at gmail dot com
Apr 10/21
FOR SALE:
- YAGIS:
- Used TH-7 Tri-Band HF Yagi, 20, 15, 10 meters. One trap is defective. Antenna is disassembled & ready for transport. It is located on the University of Victoria campus. It is provided as-is. You must pick up & arrange transport. Any interaction with buyer would follow COVID protocols as per PHO & UVic expectations. Antenna sells new for $1260, asking $100.00. Link here.
- WARC HF Yagi for 12m and 17m. One driven element & reflector for each band. Only one driven element connected to the feed line, the other is coupled via radiation, so SWR varies with wind speed. Purchased originally for $400 from now defunct single person company. Antenna is disassembled & ready for transport. It is located on the University of Victoria campus. It is provided as-is. You must pick up & arrange transport. Any interaction with buyer would follow COVID protocols as per PHO & UVic expectations. $50.00.
Name: Levente VA7QF
Email: va7qf at rac dot ca
Apr 7/21
WANTED:
- Test Equipment, to use in diagnosing/aligning some older equipment
- VTVM
- VOM
- Signal Tracer
- RF Probe
- The closer to Victoria the better.
Name: John VA7WPN
Email: john.brent at gmail dot com
Feb 1/21
FOR SALE:
- Transceiver & more.
- Kenwood TS 820
- AT-200 Antenna Tuner
- TV 3300 LP low pass filter
- an old CW key
- 2 CW paddles
- speakers
- microphone
- older style ear phones
- Ham IV rotator
- 32′ Rohn Tower
- old shortwave radio & a few other accessories.
- All operating nicely when put away for storage. No reasonable offer refused.
Name: Dave VE7DHA
Email: dchockley at gmail dot com
Feb 1/21
FOR SALE:
- Kenwood TL-922A 6 meter conversion, linear amplifier.
- Expertly converted TL-922A to 6 meter mono-band amplifier. 80W PEP in for 1.2KW PEP Out.
- Genuine Eimac 3-500Zs with very limited use & full output.
- Custom dust cover.
- 30 day customer satisfaction money back (less shipping) guarantee if returned in original pristine condition.
- Photo’s available. Demonstration via ZOOM if requested.
Price: $1200.00 plus shipping (USA only)
Name: Paul KW7Y, Camano Island, WA
Ph: (360) 547-9257
Email: paul at paulbaldock dot com
Jan 19/21
WANTED:
- Icom IC-91A or IC-91AD Handheld Radio
- Palstar AT2K Antenna Tuner
Name: Brent VE7REN (Okanagan Falls, BC)
Ph: (250) 497-5651
Email: ve7ren at shaw dot ca
updated Apr 5/21
FOR SALE:
- I have a large number of ham radio items for sale. Including vintage radios (ex Hallicrafters), VHF radios (mostly Icom), antenna tuners, rotor, many books (ex ARRL Handbooks, radio restoration, antenna), test equipment, +much more. A complete list (photos, price, etc) is available by email. I am NOT a dealer just downsizing from 60 yrs as a ham.
Name: Brian VE7BGC
Email: ve7bgc at shaw dot ca
Dec 2/20
FOR SALE:
- Icom IC-735 HF radio, $200.00.
- Radio Shack TRC-225 Handheld CB radio, $10.00.
Name: Dom VA7CRO
Email: dkapac at gmail dot com
updated Jun 16/21
FOR SALE:
- Heil + Yamaha foot switches on a heavy steel plate $40.00.
Name: Gary VE7AQ
Email: gary.jacek at shaw dot ca
updated Jan 27/21
FOR SALE:
Clearance Sale Surplus Equipment
- Radios (not amateur):
- FRS Radios (2) – Midland GXT1000, $40.00.
Name: Jackie VA7JBF
Ph: (778) 587-8495
Email: va7jbf at gmail dot com
updated Jan 25/21
WANTED:
- Telescoping Fiberglass Pole
- Yaesu FT891, clean radio from a smoke free environment.
- Soil/Earth Anchor to use to guy a tower.
Name: Lars VA7LP
Email: larspedersen at telus dot net
updated Mar 26/21
WANTED:
- 15 meter 3 element (mono band) Yagi in fair to new condition.
Name: Rick VE7CUP
Email: ricmartin at telus dot net
updated Jan 8/21