This unit came from an estate that was willed to our local club. I don't know any history of it. I fired it up and it appears to work well. The inside is as clean as a pin. This sale includes an SM-281 mike and the complete service manual as well as owners manual. As I understand it, this radio is the same as the KWM-380 but includes all the frequencies that are out of band on normal Amateur radios. There is one problem that I think could be easily fixed. Once in awhile it goes into a beep mode. According to the book this is an indication that the synthesizer has unlocked. There are 3 voltage sources for that synthesizer that could be out of adjustment. I doubt that it would be the synthesizer because the radio always comes out of that beep mode on it's own. I made no attempt to find the problem partly because it's not mine and I am not a KWM-380 guy. I imagine it will need to be shipped in two boxes unless you intend to pick it up. The rig in one box and the mike and service manual in another, This will make someone a nice rig for sure. Incidently, there was a Touch pad (Kiron?) on the mike at one time. We could not find it in the estate but the mike works fine. Note: Buyer to pay shipping and it will be calculated at the close of the auction regardless of what eBay might show. I prefer Fed Ex as I have had far less problems with them. I do take PayPal. |