Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1993 16:36:33 EST From: "David L. Wilson" Subject: R-71A Models Lines: 25 I have heard that a new company named Willco is going to sell no fail memory for the Icom radios. Two models, one with 64 channels for around $70 and a 1000 memory channels for around $149 will replace the small battery backup unit. The Willco board will use standard AA batteries. When the batteries die in the Willco unit, the radio won't fail and need servicing as is now the case. (However, the memories would need to be re-programmed.) Using the lock button and memory switch, one steps through the banks of 32 channels each. One channel in each bank can be used to store the channel number for display to identify the bank number according to the maker. Willco's address is P.O. box 788 NewLenox Il. 60451 If someone orders one, let me know what you think of it. I am not sure which radios other than the R-71A in which it will work. -- David L. Wilson dwilson@s850.mwc.edu Department of Mathematics Phone: H (703)898-1084 W (703)899-4744 Mary Washington College Amateur callsign: AC4IU (ex-KD4ASW/KO4EQ) Fredericksburg, VA 22401 Lat./Long.: 38 15 40 N/ 77 32 51 W