Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!brl-tgr!wmartin From: wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin ) Newsgroups: net.ham-radio Subject: Re: some questions about UNIDEN CR2021 Message-ID: <5055@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Thu, 4-Oct-84 11:43:27 EDT Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.5055 Posted: Thu Oct 4 11:43:27 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 5-Oct-84 08:58:39 EDT References: <12290@sri-arpa.UUCP> <380@voder.UUCP>, <134@geowhiz.UUCP> Organization: Ballistics Research Lab Lines: 20 It's doubtful that you could say that someone would be "better off" buying the Uniden CR-2021 than the Radio Shack DX-400. They are essentially the same radio, with minor cosmetic and S-meter differences. The main difference is the price and warranty situation. You trade off the Radio Shack warranty and easy access to service for buying by mail order at a much lower price. (Unless you happen to be located in the area of one of the Uniden discount sellers.) It's been my experience that modern electronics that work when you turn them on continue to work, at least through any warranty period. Only long extended (5-year) warranties on expensive hifi gear seem to be worthwhile to me, so I personally discount the advantages of buying the Radio Shack. By the way, in addition to the two $89 sources of the Uniden previously posted (Missouri Radio Center & National Tower), Grove Enterprises is now selling it at $99 with free UPS. EEB still is including the free headphones but charges for UPS. Competition reigns... Will Martin seismo!brl-bmd!wmartin or wmartin@almsa-1.ARPA