On Wednesday, 2 September 2020 at 19:20:53 UTC+3, Dan Marotta wrote:
I'll bet a lot of clubs in the US would be happy to pay the shipping
costs for all that "garbage"...
On 9/2/2020 5:27 AM, krasw wrote:
On Sunday, 30 August 2020 at 16:29:32 UTC+3, wrote:
I have installed many used units with no long term issues seen.
Me too. No problems with the six I have installed.
We have a big pile of them, all garbage.
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Dan, 5J


What's stopping them, if they need faulty 4201s? I can send the pile right away.

The problem with 4201 is faulty component that lowers the voltage of the radio by several volts and prevents any tranceiving (and soon receiving). This is known fault and there is no easy fix for it, or at least cheaper fix than replacing faulty unit with hopefully working one. Avionics mechanic will not even shake your hand for a price of used 4201. There are cases where exchanged 4201s developed the exact same problem. If someone is happy buying and installing old 4201s, then go for it. But the fact is that they are not as reliable as they should be.

Even new radios can be had for 1000 euros, and in this hobby that's pretty much nothing. Unless you run a club that has a fleet resembling something out of equator Africa.