DAIWA LA-2035 35 Watt VHF POWER AMPLIFIER

General :

• Expected price : USD 40 (Rp.400,000,-)
• Condition         : Used
• Manufactured   : 1985 (Japan)

Personal review :

• LA-2035R or LA-2035 without Receiver Amplifier.

DAIWA LA-2155 160 Watt VHF POWER AMPLIFIER

General :

• Expected price : USD 200 (Rp.2,000,000,-)
• Condition : Used
• Manufactured : 1985 (Japan)

Personal Review :

• Frequency Range 144 ~ 148 MHz, FM or SSB mode
• Power Input 1 or 25 Watt selectable
• Power Output 160 Watt maximum at 13.8 VDC, 27 Ampere nominal
• RX Amplifier wit Low Noise GaAs FET
• Original RF Power Transistor 2 x 2SC2694 and 2SC1946

DAIWA LA-2080H 80 Watt VHF POWER AMPLIFIER

General :

• Expected price : USD 50 (Rp.600,000,-)
• Condition         : Used
• Manufactured   : 1985 (Japan)

Personal Review :

• Frequency Range 144 ~ 148 MHz, FM or SSB mode
• Power Input 1 ~ 5 Watt
• Power Output 80 Watt maximum at 13.8 VDC, 12 Ampere nominal
• RX Amplifier wit Low Noise GaAs FET
• Original RF Power Transistor 2SC2094 (driver) and 2SC2694 (Final)

MIRAGE B-5030G - 300 WATT VHF POWER AMPLIFIER

General :

• Estimated price : USD 750 (Rp. 7,500,000,-)
• Condition : New
• Manufactured : 2003 (USA)

Personal Review : 

• Frequency range 144 ~ 148 MHz
• Power Input 1 ~ 50 Watt
• Power Output 300 Watt maximum at 13.8 VDC, 47 Ampere nominal
• Power RF Transistor 4 x SRF3417.
• Good RX low noise Amplifier to improve weak signals -- low noise GaAsFET preamp gives you excellent 0.6 dB noise figure. Select 15 or 20 dB gain.
• Heavy-duty heatsink spans entire length of cabinet -- prevents overheating. Power transistors protected by Mirages Therm-O-Guard.
  
• Full protected from high SWR and excessive input power. has warning LED. has smooth adjustable Transmit/Receive switching with remote external keying.

DIAMOND GZV-4000 SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY 5 ~15 VDC, 40 Amp CONTINOUS

General :

• Estimated price : USD 180 (Rp.1.800.000,-)
• Condition           : New
• Manufactures    : 2005 (Japan)

Personal review:

• High Performance Switching Power Supply 40 Amp Continuous.
• Noisy Fan
• 40 Amp Continuous Rating, 100% Duty Cycle.
• Variable Voltage Control 5-15 VDC.
• Voltage Control Knob has center detent at 13.5 VDC.
• Overload & short-circuit protection with Current Foldback at approximately 42 Amp.
• Over Temperature Protection.
• Meter Selector allows monitoring of voltage & current.
• Access to front panel DC Terminals and Cigarette Lighter Jack. Standard 40A terminals on rear panel.
• Built in Speaker.
• Circuitry yields high RFI protection from external sources.
• AC line filter for EMI protection.
• Standard 3-wire Heavy Duty line cord.
• Power Indicator & Overload Indicator.
• Accepts 220 VAC ± 20% 50-60 cps.
• Ripple & Noise less than 8 mV r.m.s.
• Weight: 4 kg.

ICOM R-3 HANDY SCANNER / RECEIVER WITH TV 0.495 ~ 2,450 MHz

General :

• Expected price : USD 250 (Rp.2.500.000,-)
• Condition         : New Old Stock
• Manufactured   : 2001 (Japan)

Personal Review :

• Wide Receiver coverage from 495 kHz ~ 2,450 MHz
• AM, Narrow FM, Wide FM mode
• Included both TV RF and TV Video receiver capability (AM + FM TV)
• Built in Color TFT screen.
• Excellence sensitivity in all frequency coverage.
• Fast scanning time (Faster than ordinary Transmitter)
• RF Spectrum Analyzer.
• RF signal finder feature for finding strongest RF signal (with 4 level attenuation)

YAESU VL-2000, 1.5 KW/1 KW MULTI MODE HF VHF LINEAR AMPLIFIER

General :

• Manufacture price : USD 7,000 (?)
• Condition : New
• Manufactured : 2011 (Japan)

Personal review : 

• Fully microprocessor controlled HF (160 ~ 10 m) and  VHF (50 ~ 54 MHz) Linear Amplifier.
• Built from 8 x VRF 2933 Power MOSFET 
• Power Input 1 ~ 50 Watt
• Power Output 1,500 Watt with Supply from 46 VDC (63 Amp), +12 VDC (55 Amp), -12 VDC (1 Amp) from dedicated power supply.
• Built in Auto Antenna Tuner.

ICOM IC-7410 HF VHF MULTIMODE TRANSCEIVER

General :

• Manufactured price : USD 1,900 (?)
• Condition : New
• Manufactured : 2011

Major features :

• +30 dBm 3rd order intercept point (in 14MHz band)
• Double conversion superheterodyne system improves inband IMD characteristics
• 32-bit floating point DSP unit
• Built-in 15kHz first IF filter and optional 3kHz and 6kHz first IF filters
• Large monochrome LCD display
• ±0.5ppm frequency stability
• Built-in simple band scope
• Built-in automatic antenna tuner
• All mode (SSB/CW/RTTY/AM/FM)
• Optional RS-BA1 for IP remote control

Other outstanding features

• Built-in voice synthesizer announces operating frequency, mode and S-meter level
• User programmable band edge beep (can be disabled)
• VSC (Voice Squelch Control) function
• RF speech compressor
• Microphone equalizer and adjustable transmit bandwidth
• Two preamplifier types: Preamp 1: Increases low level signal improving intermodulation characteristics, Preamp 2: High gain preamplifier
• 20dB built-in attenuator
• Audio equalizer function
• CTCSS and DTCS tone encoder and decoder
• Triple band stacking register
• Quick split function and frequency lock function
• RIT and ΔTx variable up to ±9.999kHz
• SSB/CW synchronous tuning automatically shifts the carrier point when switching between CW and LSB/USB modes
• 1Hz pitch tuning steps
• Program scan, memory scan, select memory scan, mode select scan and Δf scan
• Automatic tuning steps
• AH-4 control circuit
• Large independent MIC/RF power and Notch knobs

Personal review :

• Wide RX/TX : 0.030 ~ 60 MHz / 1.8 ~ 54 MHz
• Multimode : USB, LSB, CW, RTTY(FSK), AM, FM
• Supply : 13.8 VDC (23 Amp Maximum)
• Built in Auto Antenna Tuner

TS-440 SAT, 160 ~ 10 M HF TRANSCEIVER

General:

• Expected price : USD 400 (Rp. 4.000.000,-)
• Condition         : New Old Stock
• ManufactureD  : 1990 (Japan)

Personal review:

• Complex HF transceiver, TX 160 ~ 10 M, RX 0.5 ~ 30 MHz
• Full PLL Tuning
• Multi Mode AM/FM/SSB/CW/FSK
• Power Output 100 Watt or 50 Watt (AM)
• Built in Antenna Tuner
• Problem identified on type of glue factory used to keep some component from vibration, this glue material will conduct electricity more and more as it ages, and then will make the radio malfunction eventually. (indicated by dot or blank on frequency display).

Modification logs: (Various references from internet)

• TS-440 calibration Cable
• Carrier potmeter modification for Kenwood TS440 radio
• PLL drift / shaking TS-440
• Kenwood TS440S Mod's for weather over 30* C of ambiance.
• No On Air / Tune / Notch lights on panel
• TS-440S/AT stuck in TX mode
• TS-440S audio output problem
• Simple fix when dots display on readout for TS-440SAT
• Replacing the memory battery in the Kenwood TS-440S
• Bandscope-Schaltung mit TS-440S und SM-220 (BS-8)
• Modifications for TS-440S in FM mode
• IF-10 (RS-232) interface for TS-440s and TS-680s
• TS-440 Displays dots on certain bands
• Circuit Improvements for the TS-440S
• TS440S mod for improved receive sensitivity of 0.5 to 1.6MHz
• TS-440S PLL unlock due to VCO #1
• TS-440S PLL unlock due to VCO #5
• TS-440S Intermittent operation
• TS-440S SSB Power-adjustment
• TS-440 Fan Temperature Modification
• Possible cure for TS440 showing dots only on display
• Undocumented feature
• Serial interface
• A few adjustments you should know
• TS-440S modification to use antenna tuner
• TS-440S display calibration
• Connection of the KENWOOD TS440S to a DATA
• Kenwood Computer Interface Instructions
• TS-440S increase the power by ALC control
• TS-440 with PIN-Diods
• TS-440S Operation with the MC-85
• TS-440S Notch filter low frequency improvements
• TS-440S Protecting Q33
• TS-440S Case Screws binding in the heat sink
• TS-440 RX Audio Mods
• TS-440S Digital Audio Modification