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#197234 - 08/01/2004 15:45 Got my tuner today
mrfixit
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Registered: 14/06/2002
Posts: 337
Hello, just thought I would say I received my tuner kit today and assembled it and it works great. There are a couple stations that sound a little "overdriven" but I think that may be just bad reception I dont think the signal meter is very acurate because it shows a full signal when I know it is not. The AM tuner is very good too I was testing it next to my pc monitor and there was no noise at all. The only thing I can say about the kit is WOW... everything is labeled so well, and the manual is so thorough Patrick really did an excellent job For those of you that havent seen the labeled components

And here is the complete tuner out of the box.


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#197235 - 08/01/2004 15:57 Re: Got my tuner today [Re: mrfixit]
andym
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Registered: 17/01/2002
Posts: 3996
Loc: Manchester UK
Nice one! I didn't have the components stuck to a sheet on mine. They just had little labels attached to them, mind you, that was nearly a year ago now....
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#197236 - 09/01/2004 09:36 Re: Got my tuner today [Re: mrfixit]
mlord
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Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14491
Loc: Canada
Hey! That's my stuff! (same soldering station, same magnifier, ..)

-ml

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#197237 - 09/01/2004 10:26 Re: Got my tuner today [Re: mlord]
lopan
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Registered: 28/01/2002
Posts: 970
Loc: Manassas VA
I think everyone has that magnifier the radio shack special!
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#197238 - 09/01/2004 11:21 Re: Got my tuner today [Re: lopan]
mrfixit
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Registered: 14/06/2002
Posts: 337
Actually that magnifier didn't come from radio shack, the radio shack one now has a plastic lens. I got that one from a flea market for $5.00 as for the soldering station I love it, I had the older model weller but the temp sensor in it would always go bad and then they just discontinued the whole thing, and this one was the new model. Oh and the problem I had with certain radio stations was due to bad reception, when I put the tuner in the car it worked perfect. How long have you had your soldering station Mark?
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mk2a 60gig green/Greenlights Buttons
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mk2a 40gig blue no illumination....yet
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#197239 - 09/01/2004 11:35 Re: Got my tuner today [Re: mrfixit]
mlord
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Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14491
Loc: Canada
The magnifier I have is the heavy one, with glass -- got it at a local electronics supplier (not TandyCorp). I've had the soldering station for a couple of years now; got by for decades with more primitive gear, but since getting that station I've done TONS of stuff that I would never have bothered with before!

Definitely should have gotten one at University, rather than two decades later.

Cheers!

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#197240 - 12/01/2004 21:41 Re: Got my tuner today [Re: mlord]
Phireman19
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Registered: 15/06/2002
Posts: 127
What number were you on the list ???

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#197241 - 12/01/2004 22:06 Re: Got my tuner today [Re: Phireman19]
mrfixit
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Registered: 14/06/2002
Posts: 337
I was number 105 and I know the person that has 116 and he got an email that his is ready too.
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#197242 - 13/01/2004 09:43 Re: Got my tuner today [Re: mrfixit]
Phireman19
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Registered: 15/06/2002
Posts: 127
Cool. I am very close then. I am #123

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#197243 - 13/01/2004 13:29 Re: Got my tuner today [Re: Phireman19]
booey
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Registered: 31/12/2001
Posts: 113

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#197244 - 13/01/2004 16:12 Re: Got my tuner today [Re: booey]
mrfixit
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Registered: 14/06/2002
Posts: 337
Wow, well at least we know how much they will sell for
I think I will keep mine though.
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mk2a 60gig green/Greenlights Buttons
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mk2a 40gig blue no illumination....yet
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#197245 - 14/01/2004 13:00 Re: Got my tuner today [Re: booey]
pca
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Registered: 20/07/1999
Posts: 1102
Loc: UK
Gack! Obviously I'm not charging enough

pca
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#197246 - 14/01/2004 20:30 Re: Got my tuner today [Re: pca]
booey
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Registered: 31/12/2001
Posts: 113
man, that guy is trying to get rich off of his empeg equipment!
check out this one too..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=14262&item=2453962939

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#197247 - 14/01/2004 21:53 Re: Got my tuner today [Re: booey]
mrfixit
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Registered: 14/06/2002
Posts: 337
Hey, isn't that one pic Tony's empeg in his car?!
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mk2a 60gig green/Greenlights Buttons
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mk2a 40gig blue no illumination....yet
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#197248 - 15/01/2004 03:18 Re: Got my tuner today [Re: booey]
pototo
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Registered: 07/01/2004
Posts: 17
Loc: Zaragoza - SPAIN
Yeah, but have a look at how many bids he's got for his empeg
Adding empeg+turner he's asking for 1055€ (=$1331). Is that not a bit greedy?
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#197249 - 15/01/2004 07:28 Re: Got my tuner today [Re: pototo]
frog51
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Registered: 09/08/2000
Posts: 2091
Loc: Edinburgh, Scotland
Well, it shows how empegs are valued. People who know what they are will pay what they feel is right to get hold of one.
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#197250 - 15/01/2004 08:23 Re: Got my tuner today [Re: frog51]
wfaulk
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Registered: 25/12/2000
Posts: 16706
Loc: Raleigh, NC US
And apparently no one feels that that empeg price is right. Come on down!
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#197251 - 15/01/2004 10:28 Re: Got my tuner today [Re: wfaulk]
frog51
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Registered: 09/08/2000
Posts: 2091
Loc: Edinburgh, Scotland
LOL
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#197252 - 15/01/2004 11:49 Re: Got my tuner today [Re: mrfixit]
tfabris
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Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31594
Loc: Seattle, WA
Hey, isn't that one pic Tony's empeg in his car?!
It is. It was lifted from the Riocar.org installations gallery.

Advice please: Do I just shine it on, or do I get in his face about it?
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#197253 - 15/01/2004 12:04 Re: Got my tuner today [Re: tfabris]
JBjorgen
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Registered: 19/01/2002
Posts: 3584
Loc: Columbus, OH
I'd just shine on and take it as a complement of my photography. The most I'd do is try to get him to update the auction with something like. "Photo courtesy of Tony Fabris."
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#197254 - 15/01/2004 12:30 Re: Got my tuner today [Re: tfabris]
maczrool
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Registered: 13/01/2002
Posts: 1649
Loc: Louisiana, USA
You guys know he's a member of this board don't you?

Stu
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#197255 - 15/01/2004 12:44 Re: Got my tuner today [Re: maczrool]
tfabris
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Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31594
Loc: Seattle, WA
Then he should know enough to ask permission to use the images.

(The auction contains two images from the install gallery, and a few others from empeg.com itself.)
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#197256 - 15/01/2004 12:57 Re: Got my tuner today [Re: tfabris]
maczrool
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Registered: 13/01/2002
Posts: 1649
Loc: Louisiana, USA
I agree, I just thought it was worth mentioning that he's here. You should give him a little nudge.

Stu
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#197257 - 15/01/2004 15:54 Re: Got my tuner today [Re: maczrool]
Major_Sarcasm
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Registered: 28/08/2003
Posts: 149
Loc: Isle of Wight, UK
From the above auction...
The device also offers voice recognition, which allows hands-free access to common functions including music selection.


It does?! Wow... can I have one? </sarcasm>

Stretching the bounds of artistic license a little...
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#197258 - 15/01/2004 15:59 Re: Got my tuner today [Re: Major_Sarcasm]
tman
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Registered: 24/12/2001
Posts: 5528
The empeg was going to have voice recognition but that feature kind of got shelved after testing. Apparently they'd get quite good results in a reasonable quiet office but it'd be terrible once in the car with all of the noise.

But yeah, a bit of an exageration there

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#197259 - 15/01/2004 16:41 Re: Got my tuner today [Re: maczrool]
andym
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Registered: 17/01/2002
Posts: 3996
Loc: Manchester UK
I assume it's NT2000?
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#197260 - 15/01/2004 16:42 Re: Got my tuner today [Re: andym]
maczrool
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Registered: 13/01/2002
Posts: 1649
Loc: Louisiana, USA
It is.

Stu
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#197261 - 15/01/2004 16:45 Re: Got my tuner today [Re: maczrool]
andym
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Registered: 17/01/2002
Posts: 3996
Loc: Manchester UK
So is this the tuner he bought for $250 in november i wonder? All he seems to do on this forum is buy and sell empeg stuff.
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#197262 - 15/01/2004 17:01 Re: Got my tuner today [Re: andym]
maczrool
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Registered: 13/01/2002
Posts: 1649
Loc: Louisiana, USA
Hmmm, could be. His current tuner auction says it ws assembled by Eutronix, and I know we didn't send any to Italy, so he must have gotten it from someone else, perhaps from the transaction you speak of.

Stu
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#197263 - 16/01/2004 08:58 Re: Got my tuner today [Re: andym]
russmeister
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Registered: 14/07/2002
Posts: 344
Loc: South Carolina
So is this the tuner he bought for $250 in november i wonder?

He bought that one from me. I thought it was odd he was selling this within a month after buying a PCATS tuner from me.
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