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I recently bought a SteppIR 3 element beam antenna from Ken Simpson W8EK. The son of the silent key Ken bought the antenna from told him it was a working antenna,, it turned out not to be. I brought this to Ken's attention, and W8EK told me to send the repair invoice to him. Just like he said he wou...

I bought a SteppIR 3 element beam antenna from Ken Simpson W8EK. The son of the silent key told him it was a working antenna,, it turned out not to be. I brought this to Ken's attention, and W8EK told me to send the repair invoice to him. Just like he said he would do, Ken Simpson financially compen...

I placed a WTB ad for a FT-902 and sp far all I have received are replies from people who will not submit pictures of the supposed radios for sale and I have placed 2 phone calls to persons whose name and phone numbers match their call signs, only to find out that their calls were obviously hacked....

Unless an item is in it's factory shipping box, shipping companies will NOT pay the claim if damage occurs, no matter how well it is packed! I learned this the hard way. The loophole is this - If the UPS Store packs it, and damage occurs, you are fully covered for 100% of the insured amount! Big hea...

I just bought an ICOM 775DSP from Sammy W5DPP. He had it advertised in excellent condition, and was asking 1450 shipped and insured. I paid him 1500.00, and asked him to take it to the UPS store to be packed by them, and shipped. Sammy said he has shipped many radios and amplifiers w/o problems. But...