[amsat-bb] Re: [SPAM-29] Re: [VHF] Re: Icom 451 questions

2012-01-13 Thread Crownhaven
Sorry David, I was giving "southern" prices. :)) Steve David Upton wrote: I would tend to be slightly more positive. The decoders, while known to fail after a static shock, are old line 4k CMOS. These are still around at fleas and so forth. The X51 series is a solid workhorse IF the

[amsat-bb] Re: [SPAM-29] Re: [VHF] Re: Icom 451 questions

2012-01-14 Thread David Upton
I would tend to be slightly more positive. The decoders, while known to fail after a static shock, are old line 4k CMOS. These are still around at fleas and so forth. The X51 series is a solid workhorse IF the switching supply (internal) is OK. Some were good, some were bad and stayed that way.