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Part 4 of 4
"That having been said, I will say also that with 7,000
stores out there, I'm sure we'll find somebody who's a
little greedy or misunderstood the rules who will sell one
to somebody that shouldn't use it. But as we explain in the
HTX202 manual, you're going to be working mostly through
repeaters; the hams on the repeater aren't going to play
games with you. They'll make a game out of finding out who
you are and where you are."
Juge comments further that if the problem of selling
ham gear for illegal purposes does exist, "it exists with
all those little electronic shops up and down Fifth Avenue
in New York that sell the entire Kenwood and Icom line,
including the very latest dualband gear. They tell people
that nobody including the FCC cares. That's where the
problem is ... not with Radio Shack, where we've got 75 hams
in Tandy Center probably and several hundred out in the
field that we know about!"
It should be abundantly clear by now that there is no
law against selling a ham transceiver to a non-licensee. Ed
Juge feels that's the way it should be. "A lot of people
are going to buy radios while they're waiting for their
licenses to get familiar with proper operation by listening,
which certainly is desirable. A lot of hams won't believe
this, but there really are people out there who buy gifts
for their spouses who are ham radio related."
A few final notes are in order about the new Radio
Shack HTX202 two-meter handheld. Contrary to rumor, it's
not being manufactured by Marantz Japan, Inc., whose
communications division includes the internationally
recognized Standard label. Juge wouldn't say who is. The
only clue he gave was that "our product manager wrote the
specifications, and it's being quality controlled to Radio
Shack standards in the orient."
Accessories that come with the HTX202 include: a wall-
type battery charger, battery, six-alkaline battery pack
(batteries not included), belt clip, rubber ducky antenna,
and wrist strap. A speaker mike is available separately for
$19.95 that, according to Juge, is compatible with Yaesu and
Icom transceivers. I all ready mentioned the optional five-year warranty. And, says Juge, "you can finance the
handheld for $15 a month!"
When you add it all up, Radio Shack may have finally
come of age in the ham shack.
See you next month, and don't forget about the RAIN
Dialup Service at (708) 299-INFO.
End of part of 4