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Mikefromms
Intermediate Member
Username: Mikefromms
Post Number: 268
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - 11:51 am: | 
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A friend of mine on the radio told me that Imax 2000's are on backorder until January. He told me the military is buying them up and using them. Does anyone know anything about this?
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Bob_p
Intermediate Member
Username: Bob_p
Post Number: 485
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - 3:18 pm: |
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Mikefromms I was told the samething by a sales person when I was trying to find mine back in June and July. At the time Copper had them on back order, and every online store I tried was sold out. I finally found one in late July, about the same time Copper had them back in stock. But if they scares again I have to wonder.
They are very broad banded, boing from 12 to 10 meters without a tuner, and I've read that they will cover as much as 15-10 meters without a tuner, and 10-40 meters with a tuner.
I don't know what part of the band the military uses in the field but I've heard it was in the stock range of the antenna.
I would be interested in knowing if there is any truth in that story too, since I was told the same thing a few months ago.
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Hootyal
Intermediate Member
Username: Hootyal
Post Number: 148
Registered: 9-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - 3:55 pm: |
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Heard the same thing down here in Daytona also. |
Dindin
Intermediate Member
Username: Dindin
Post Number: 427
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - 5:46 pm: |
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Think about it guys,the I-Max 2000 doesnt cost $2,000.00 so our military wont be buying them! |
Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 1728
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - 7:52 pm: |
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Dindin
I-MAX ( MAX MIL SPEC 1-2004 )
Cost Materials $25
Cost Labor $25
Cost Inviremental testing ( AKA SHAKE AND BAKE )
$1,999,949
Profit $1
I hope this explanes why the diffrence.
NOTE: I worked in defence Electronics for almost 16 years so i have knolege of how this works. |
Mikefromms
Intermediate Member
Username: Mikefromms
Post Number: 270
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - 9:58 pm: |
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Ha, that's funny, Dindin, but you know they did used to use Shakespeare big stick in the army. They quit making them so maybe they did change to the Imax 2000. Hey, they still might give $2000 for one. We pay for them. Hum...this would give new meaning to Imax $2000.
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355_westvirgina
Junior Member
Username: 355_westvirgina
Post Number: 11
Registered: 9-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - 10:07 pm: |
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probally got an order for 292s or what ever thay use now and changed the lines over to od green . and ran them and fell behind . lets see $2000.00 or $100.00 will that was ez (to bad for us ) 73s have a great week |
