Australasia's largest authorised amateur radio
dealer. We hold
over 28 authorised dealerships! We stock, sell & service more
amateur radio equipment than any other dealer in Australasia!!
Importing, selling & servicing amateur radios for over 48 years!
We can professionally service
virtually all the products we sell!
We do not sell any radios which can transmit in the 60m band.
Payment accepted only in Australian dollars. We list and quote
prices in Aust. dollars! We don't program or modify any radios.
We can't guarantee delivery times. We don't personally deliver.
We can airmail, air-courier or airfreight, at an extra cost, those
products which we send free-freight, e.g. new amateur radios,
as we choose surface mail/road freight to send such products.
We rarely recommend amateurs buy a new PCB for any radio.
We ensure new power supplies we sell are not "RF noisy", hi!
Please note; Ross of Strictly Ham advised us on 14-04-23 he's
retiring. Yes, contact Ross if you have any outstanding orders.
Yes, we're buying many products from Ross to help
him retire.
See info on Strictly Ham's website re his planned retirement.
We have most listed products in stock almost all of the time.
We are ready, willing and capable of supporting customers of
Strictly Ham at any time & particularly so when Ross retires!
PLEASE NOTE; SHOP HOURS ARE 9am~4pm,
Monday~Friday!
YES, AMEX, MASTERCARD &
VISACARD ARE WELCOME HERE!
YES, MOST PRODUCTS CAN BE AIRMAILED TO NEW ZEALAND!
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SHOP NOTICE
WE'RE MOVING SHOP
CLOSER TO CAMDEN, NSW.
THE NEW SHOP LOCATION WILL BE ANNOUNCED
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
OUR CURRENT SHOP LOCATION
CLOSED AT
4pm, FRIDAY, 6th DECEMBER, 2024, FOR
EARLY CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS
AND FOR SETTING UP THE NEW SHOP.
THE NEW SHOP SHOULD BE OPEN
LATE
JANUARY OR EARLY FEBRUARY
EMAIL ADDRESS;
radioandrews@hotmail.com
WILL CONTINUE UNINTERRUPTED!
RADIOS & RELATED PRODUCTS SERVICING
ALSO CONTINUES UNINTERRUPTED...
OUR INTERIM MOBILE PHONE NUMBER
WILL BE POSTED HERE SOON...
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***NEW YAESU CASHBACK!!***
YAESU INSTANT CASHBACK PROMOTION SAVINGS HERE;
*FTDX-101MP...A$250
**FTDX-101D...A$250
FTDX-10...A$150
FT-710 AESS...A$150
FT-710 Field...A$150
FT-5DR...A$50
Instant Cashback applies to new sales of above
transceivers from 25-10-2024 to 20-01-2025.
Instant Cashback takes <1 picosecond. You
must provide your name & address to qualify.
*FTDX-101MP is out of stock until early Nov.!
**FTDX-101D is out of stock & Cashback will
apply only if FTDX-101D is in stock by 20-01-25.
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NEW! IC-7760 TRANSCEIVER!
Full control head with separate RF
deck. Full
200W RF output! Dual independent receivers
feature outstanding 3-stage front-end designs!
Place your order with A$2,000 deposit
to secure.
IC-7760 A$9995 (RRP $11,750). Due Nov/Dec.
Icom Australia has confirmed our 1st order.
Free freight Australia-wide!
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AUTHORISED ICOM AUSTRALIA
DEALER
FOR ICOM AMATEUR RADIOS, UHF CB
AND VHF MARINE RADIOS,
SCANNING
AND COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVERS!
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FIVE (5) YEAR WARRANTY AND FREE FREIGHT
AUSTRALIA-WIDE FOR ALMOST ALL NEW
ICOM AMATEUR RADIO TRANSCEIVERS!
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AUTHORISED YAESU
FACTORY-DIRECT IMPORTER
AUTHORISED YAESU SALES & SERVICE
DEALER
AUTHORISED YAESU SERVICE CENTRE
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All-new YAESU FTX-1F coming!
Absolutely outstanding design!!
HF-6m-2m-70cm all-mode Field transceiver
with SDR technology & 3DSS display. TWO
independent
receivers provide simultaneous
dual-band receive! Up to 9 hours of operation
and 6W RF o/p w/included 5670mA/h Li-ion
battery. Use external p/s for 10W RF o/p.
Auto antenna tuner & cooling fan optional.
Due early 2025.
Price...A$2000~A$2500?
Due early 2025.
Place your no obligation, no deposit, order.
We will contact you when shipment arrives.
FREE freight in
Australia & 3-year warranty
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NEW YAESU
FT-710 FIELD...A$1749
less A$150 Instant Cashback = $1599!
100W
HF/6m SDR transceiver w/ATU
Plenty in stock!
FREE freight in
Australia & 3-year warranty
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NEW! YAESU FTM-150Rasp...A$629
2m/70cm twinband mobile transceiver
features V+V, U+U, V+U, U+V receive,
amazing Evolving Super-DX audio
DSP, 55W/50W output! Early 2025
FREE freight in Australia & 3-year warranty
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FREE! YAESU 2024 CAP WITH EVERY NEW YAESU
TRANSCEIVER OR ACCESSORY SOLD fr. A$299 UP!
See our YAESU page -->
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Please note that we do not program or modify any radios!
We airmail/aircourier to New Zealand, not sea/airfreight!
We list, quote and accept Australia dollars only!
Order by phone; 02 9688 4301/9636 9060/9896 8972,
by email;
radioandrews@hotmail.com
or by mail;
P.O. Box 240, Pendle Hill, NSW,
2145.
These are amateur radio transceivers - NOT UHF CB transceivers! | |
Special limited-time offers of power supplies with selected transceivers! See our Yaesu amateur radio page... |
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NEW YAESU
FTDX-10 HF+6m
YAESU FTDX-10...A$2399 Authorised YAESU factory-direct importer! |
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These are amateur radio transceivers - NOT UHF CB transceivers! | |
Special limited-time offers of power supplies with selected transceivers! See our Icom amateur radio page... |
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ICOM IC-7300...A$1649
HF+6m 100W RF sampling
Free freight Australia-wide
FIVE YEAR WARRANTY BY
Free freight Australia-wide, too!
Authorised ICOM Australia dealer! |
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These are amateur radio transceivers - NOT UHF CB transceivers! | |
ICOM IC-7100...$1849
FIVE YEAR WARRANTY BY
Free freight Australia-wide, too! Authorised ICOM Australia dealer!
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These are amateur radio transceivers - NOT UHF CB transceivers! | |
Special limited-time offers of power supplies with selected transceivers! See our Icom amateur radio page... |
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ICOM IC-9700...A$2599 Plenty in stock!
New 2m+70cm+23cm RF and
Free freight Australia-wide
FIVE YEAR WARRANTY BY
Free freight Australia-wide, too! RF output; 100W on 2m, 75W on 70cm & 10W on 23cm. Authorised
ICOM Australia dealer! |
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These are amateur radio transceivers - NOT UHF CB transceivers! | |
ALINCO DJ-MD5XEG ...$499 AUD NEW DIGITAL DMR/FM 5W DJ-MD5XEG --> In stock! Shipment here!
Free freight Australia-wide! Features include:
Free freight
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These are amateur radio transceivers - NOT UHF CB transceivers! | |
NEW MODEL --> In stock!
Shipment here! ONE-YEAR ALINCO WARRANTY!
Free freight Australia-wide! Outstanding features include:
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IMPORTANT NOTES
Please choose products carefully or firstly ask us re their
suitability, |
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Did you know that in far northern Norway (Tromso) in mid-winter the sky can be pitch-black at 2:30pm, just like midnight in Sydney? |
Super-strong communications tower coated in many layers of radial ice, located in Finnish Lapland about 200klm north of the Arctic Circle, with the sun over the horizon at 1:30pm. Temperature was -35˚C! |
Glass igloos in Finnish Lapland are at several locations, mostly south of Ivalo airport. This is the highest latitude airport in the world which provides a regular commercial passenger jet service. Finnish Lapland is one of the best holiday destinations in the world! Enjoy reindeer sleigh rides, husky dog sled rides, snow motor-biking, snow-mobiling, ice fishing, skiing and more. If you don't have a truly wonderful time something's wrong! Finnish amateur radio stations are amongst the biggest and best in the world, too! Search OH8X... |
Lee in windswept snow in Donavaly,
Slovakia, in late December, 2019. |
Lee in Iceland standing in the valley created by the diverging
Eurasian & North American tectonic plates. |
Lee deep underground within the
amazing salt caves of Krackow, Poland, in late December, 2019. |
Lee at BMW World, Munich, Germany in
late December, 2018. |
Lee with falcon and handler in Budapest, Hungary, in late
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Gary's portable station on a Port Macquarie hotel's balcony, 2024 |
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The Torreon (observatory) circa 1450AD at Machu Picchu
in Peru; |
Lee visited Machu Picchu in Peru several years ago. |
Lee and Cameron exhibiting our wide range of products at a CCARC Wyong amateur radio field day several years ago. Currently, we're not exhibiting our products at any field day, we're sorry to say. |
Lee, Tony, Luke and Cameron (left to
right in foreground) at the 2014 CCARC Wyong amateur radio field
day. Currently, we're not exhibiting
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Cameron on our stand at a Wyong amateur radio field day exalting the
virtues of our range of antennas... |
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Lee riding a horse in Argentina. |
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Permitted equipment for amateur radio use
We have received numerous enquiries lately re permitted equipment for amateur radio use. The W.I.A. has information on this subject at www.wia.org.au/licenses/licensing/amateurequipment/
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WARRANTY SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
ALL NEW ICOM, YAESU, ALINCO and KENWOOD ACCESSORIES sold by us (Andrews
Communications Systems) are warranted against faults in parts
or workmanship for a period of one year from the original purchase date.
This warranty is limited to repairing or replacing only the faulty part/s
during the warranty period and
will be void if the equipment has been
modified, misused, altered, substituted, damaged or operated outside the specified
operating parameters, conditions and duty cycle...and specifically excludes
any consequential or subsequent damage, etc.
Customer-caused
or environment-caused or installation-caused damage is
not covered by any warranty, of course. Beware of any non-servicing
dealers
who cannot repair any high-tech amateur transceivers to original factory
specifications even though they may claim they are authorised to do so.
Please do NOT write <fragile> on anything you send to us as
doing so greatly increases the risk of damage. Please try to "double-box"
all items sent to us.
Beware of any "backyard" dealers (i.e. dealers with no store-front) who may not
offer any warranty, as they claim "private sale". Many of those dealers
will not guarantee in writing that any product they sell is
genuinely new.
NOTE: Warranty repairs are completed by us at no cost to our customers - of course! Simply include a copy of your receipt and a note describing the fault condition and your contact details, such as your name, address, phone number and email address (if available) when sending the product to us. We retain two of Australia's best amateur radio technicians. We have excellent service information, including service information which is dealer-restricted. Our numerous worldwide suppliers support us to the absolute maximum.
Proudly supporting amateur radio to the maximum on a commercial basis by providing the lowest prices, stocking the widest range of products and introducing the longest warranties - since the 13th of December, 1976.
Please choose products carefully as we do not refund if you incorrectly choose. We do not sell products on a trial, test, evaluation or approval basis. Approved product returns will incur a restocking fee of 20% plus all other relevant costs. We import specially ordered products only after full payment is received. Please ensure you order the correct and appropriate product/s in order to avoid additional costs and delays in supplying you the correct and appropriate product. When ordering software please ensure you order the software that is applicable to your radio or telescope. When ordering plugs please tell us to which coaxial cable type/model/size you intend fitting them.
Please choose products carefully or firstly ask us re their suitability, as lately we have noticed more customers are ordering incorrect, non-matching or unsuitable products for their application and/or performance expectations.
We require 100% payment "up-front" for accessories and parts which we must specially import for you - once we confirm we can supply those products.
A sales receipt copy must accompany each warranty claim
Include your name, address, email and phone number
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CURRENTLY, WE CANNOT PROVIDE ANY CHARGEABLE REPAIR SERVICE AS OUR TECHNICIANS ARE OVERLOADED WITH BOTH CHARGEABLE AND WARRANTY REPAIR WORK. WE DO NOT PROVIDE REPAIR QUOTES!!
WE DO NOT REPAIR PCBs (printed circuit boards),
individual parts,
sub-assemblies, parts of radios, etc.!
WE DO NOT REPAIR ANY RADIOS WHERE CUSTOMERS SUPPLY US WITH
A REMOTE FRONT PANEL,
BUT NOT THE RADIO...OR VICE-VERSA!
WE REPAIR ONLY COMPLETE RADIOS, AMPLIFIERS, ANTENNA TUNERS, POWER
SUPPLIES, ETC., WHICH WE ORIGINALLY SOLD.
We offer the following policies regarding chargeable repair servicing;
1. We only repair products that were originally purchased new from us less than than 20 years ago. We do not repair anything older than 20 years.
2. A repair form is not required. Simply tell us your name, address, phone number and state the fault with the product prior to sending us the product.
3. We normally do not charge a fee for those few repairs not completed. However, a small fee may be charged, depending upon how much time our outstanding technician has spend investigating and determining the fault/s.
4. Our service warranty is for a period of three months from the date of completion of repairs and applies only to those part/s of products we repair.
5. We no longer repair any valve/tube type amateur radios of any model!
6. Our labour charge is A$200.00 per hour inc. GST and it is charged in 1/2 hour increments. Minimum charge is A$100.00 inc. GST, i.e. 1/2 an hour.
8. We do NOT provide quotes. We work to pre-agreed limits or estimates.
No-one complains about our service charges - or our servicing expertise, hi!
9. We normally do not charge an inspection fee, but there are exceptions.
10. We reserve the right to limit the quantity and type of products accepted.
11. Our repair success rate is around 99%. It is not 100% because some parts can be impossible to obtain or the product is uneconomical to repair.
12. We repair to original factory specifications or better! Non-technical competitors don't realise that many products can be easily upgraded by us.
13. We no longer repair any 27MHz AM CB or AM CB or UHF CB radios!
14. Our technicians will only repair products on a chargeable basis or on a warranty basis which have been sold by us. If not sold by us, we don't repair.
15. All repairs which are sent to our outstanding technicians for repair will attract a minimum charge of A$75 when found to be faultless during testing!
16. In most instances, around 90% of chargeable repairs are successfully completed for less than A$200 - including parts, labour and GST. Repairs requiring RF output/driver, PLL (etc.) devices will increase the repair cost!
17. We will not accept repairs for which a customer imposes an unrealistically low cost limit. E.g. a limit of $50 to repair an all-mode, all-band transceiver!
18. We reserve the right to refuse, or accept, any chargeable repairs.
19. Warranty repairs are limited to rectifying manufacturers' faults in parts or workmanship. Warranty cover is NOT insurance cover! Acts of God are not warranty covered. We never offer any warranty replacement guarantees.
20. Our excellent technicians are often too busy to accept chargeable repairs. Warranty repairs always take priority over chargeable repairs.
21. Chargeable repairs can take take several months to successfully complete, which occurs when required special parts take months to obtain.
22. We can't compete on pricing and/or delivery timing of general parts, components, ICs., LCDs, etc., as parts supply is not our specialty. So, if you can find better parts pricing and/or delivery timing elsewhere, "go for it".
23. We are receiving increasing numbers of enquiries from customers wanting to buy new and complete printed circuit from us. However, our truly outstanding RF technician can repair almost all circuit boards, anyway. Many circuit boards in all-mode, all-band, transceivers can cost over $500...
LEE'S BASIC RADIO NOTES
4-pin 20A DC lead 6-pin 20A DC lead 3-pin AC IEC
lead
Please ensure your DC-operated transceiver is connected properly and in the
correct polarity to an appropriate DC output power supply (i.e. of correct
voltage, of sufficient current capacity, of good-regulation and is adequately and properly filtered), otherwise your transceiver may be
damaged or not switch on! Customer-caused damage due to customers connecting an
inappropriate power supply to any product is not covered by any warranty.
Rectifying such customer-caused damage will be on a fully chargeable basis!
Your AC-operated transceiver will be severely damaged if
you try powering it from a DC power source. Conversely, your DC-operated
transceiver will be severely damaged if you try powering it from an AC
source! If you purchase a transceiver and suitable power supply from us
please ensure you connect the power supply's DC output to the transceiver's
DC input.
If your AC-only transceiver has a very low current DC output socket
fitted for powering that transceiver's optional accessories, then do NOT try
powering your AC-only transceiver by connecting an external DC power supply
to this low DC current output socket!! Doing so will cause severe damage,
which is not covered by any warranty, of course! Linear amplifiers do NOT
have a DC or AC power output socket fitted for powering a transceiver, of
course!
When adding an accessory in-line with your transceiver's coaxial cable, such as an swr/rf meter or linear amplifier, please ensure you use a short length of coaxial cable lead (with plugs fitted) to connect that accessory in-line. The optimum length of a relatively short coaxial cable for use within amateur, commercial, marine and CB radio bands is fully accepted as being 90cm (3 ft.) long. This fact has been proven worldwide countless thousands of times.
Please note that most automatic antenna tuners (ATUs) which are built into
commercially manufactured amateur radio transceivers have a somewhat limited
impedance tuning range of about 16 ohms to 150 ohms, i.e. up to 3:1 swr. As
the antenna's capacitive reactance or inductive reactive increases then the
ATU's tuning range reduces.
In these cases, if the antenna's swr is <3:1 the ATU may not tune, or have
difficulty tuning.
Do NOT transmit, say 200W, of RF carrier into an
antenna which is rated to safely accept a maximum of only, say 65W of RF
carrier. The antenna will most probably be damaged, along your transmitter
or amplifier due to the antenna overheating, or arcing, etc. The
antenna's SWR will almost certainly increase dramatically and may go up to an
unacceptably high level!
The same situation applies when
transmitting in SSB mode, such as if you transmit many hundreds of watts
p.e.p. of RF power in SSB mode into an antenna rated to safely accept a
maximum of, say 130W p.e.p. SSB. These situations are similar to placing a
3-tonne load into a vehicle rated to safely accept a maximum load of 1-tonne
and then expect no damage to the vehicle will result! NEVER transmit more RF
power into an antenna than the safe maximum RF power rating of the antenna.
Any damage caused will void any warranty on your transmitter, transceiver
and/or amplifier, as such damage will be deemed to have been caused solely
by the operator.
We recommend installing a 4:1 balun between your transceiver and antenna if
you plan to erect a wire type antenna, as such antennas often have a high
impedance feed point. Even if your transceiver has an internally fitted ATU
or you have an external ATU, using a 4:1 balun will allow a smooth intermediary
impedance transformation, therefore making it easier for your ATU to tune.
Most modern external ATUs have CPU/relay selected fixed capacitors and
inductors. Some ATUs will tune from 6~900 ohms!!
If you have, e.g. a 2m long inductively loaded vertical antenna tuned for,
say 10m, but you want to operate it on 80m then your transceiver's inbuilt
ATU will probably NOT be able to reduce the apparent swr to less than
2:1. Never transmit into an swr of greater than 2:1 as device damage may
result!
Please do not transmit when you discover your coaxial cable is full of
water or your antenna's balun is open circuit or your antenna's beta
match is not connected - resulting in an swr >6:1 and very poor receiving
performance!!!
An antenna tuner reduces apparent swr. It cannot rectify antenna problems.
We recommend you carefully read the specifications printed in your new transceiver's handbook before you assume your transceiver is not performing. The RF output of many HF SSB transceivers is not exactly 100W per band on SSB/CW. Also, the RF carrier output should be much lower than 100W in AM mode. Peak RF power output on AM is 4 times the RF carrier power output. So, set the RF carrier output level to 25% of peak RF output, to allow undistorted 100% modulation when transmitting in AM mode.
Please be careful to not drive 50W of RF power into amplifiers which accept a
maximum RF input power level of only, say 5W. Please do not cut and
re-terminate coax patch leads into shorter lengths than we supply
(especially as per your order), as doing so may cause serious matching,
tuning and instability problems with your transceiver and amplifier. Please
note that desensitization will likely occur if you have two antennas spaced
horizontally within 1~2m of each other and you transmit into one antenna
(e.g. on UHF) whilst receiving on the other antenna (e.g. on VHF) at the
same time...
Please do some technical research before making conclusions/assumptions.
Did you know that we received thirty-two (32) Yaesu radios for repair under Yaesu factory warranty after we automatically became a fully authorised Yaesu factory-direct sales AND service dealer? Our fully qualified, highly skilled and super knowledgeable radio technicians successfully repaired 90% of them within 3 weeks, with the remainder repaired after we received parts!!!
We require full payment "up-front" for any/all parts orders as we are
finding increasing numbers of customers are ordering parts from us and other
suppliers simultaneously, then cancelling their orders with us if other
suppliers can supply faster or cheaper. Any/all parts orders we receive are
irrevocable. Most 50~100W RF power o/p transistors are A$50~A$100 ea.
Please note that radio manufacturers around the world must order their parts
from parts manufacturers 3 months or more in advance. For some specialised
parts, we must wait 3 months to be supplied those parts.
Please do not keep telling us you can buy whatever cheaper from eBay and
other auction websites, as we have known this since the internet started up.
We often check our major competitors' websites for products and prices!
Remember, customer-caused or environment-caused damage is not covered by any
warranty! If you have questions in this regard then please ask us.
This includes (but not limited to) reverse polarity and over-voltage
operation!
This is similar to someone filling up their petrol car with
diesel then claiming warranty cover when the engine becomes damaged due to
their actions!
Please confirm change of address with us well in
advance of such a change.
Please note that we have most extensive radio knowledge and experience,
so we can easily assist you. Please don't assume we have little
knowledge...
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INSURANCE AND SHIPPING NOTES
Insurance cover for goods in transit is available from us for only $2 per $100 value of goods. Please advise us if you require this option when ordering.
Please consider insurance because we are not responsible for loss of
parcels or damage sustained by parcels - the carrier is responsible! We
do pack well!
Please do NOT write <fragile> on anything you send to us as
doing so greatly increases the risk of damage. Please try to "double-box"
all items sent to us.
Please note that you must pay for the cost of sending your radio
and/or accessories back to you. It is the purchaser's responsibility and
at the purchaser's expense under warranty and non-warranty repair conditions to pay
for freight/postage both to-and-from the repairer. Btw, we are receiving an increasing number of
radios and accessories being sent to us under warranty claim which
actually
prove to be faultless.
Please ensure the product you purchase will actually fit into, or onto,
your vehicle. Some long and/or bulky products cannot be carried by some
cars. Again, this is only a suggestion, not a directive. We do not sell
products on a trial, evaluation, test or approval basis. We are not
responsible for your change of mind, such as if you purchased a product
that you now don't want.
We pioneered express delivery service over 45 years ago! It is not unusual for customers to receive products within 12~18 hours of placing an order...
We provide what is most probably the fastest and best mail order service
for amateur radio, CB radio, telescope and binocular products in
Australia.
Our generous "Free freight Australia wide" offers apply
only to destinations within continental Australia and the island
of Tasmania. Others excluded.
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***ATTENTION NEW ZEALAND AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS***
WE ARE THE ONLY YAESU FACTORY-AUTHORISED AMATEUR
RADIO SALES AND SERVICE DEALER FOR NEW ZEALAND!!
YOU SHOULD CHECK WITH NZ AUTHORITIES BEFORE IMPORTING!
THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A BETTER TIME TO BUY AMATEUR RADIO PRODUCTS FROM ANDREWS COMMUNICATIONS!
The only brand of amateur radio products
authorised
Australian amateur radio dealers are NOT allowed
to sent to New Zealand is the ICOM brand.
AS WE ARE A FULLY
AUTHORISED ICOM AUSTRALIA DEALER WE ARE
AUTHORISED TO SELL ICOM PRODUCTS
ONLY WITHIN AUSTRALIA.
We have regularly attended New Zealand amateur radio field days and have often air-freighted stock in for those field days. We greatly appreciate the response we receive from our valued New Zealand customers, every time!
We sold at the 2009 Wellington Radio Expo in Upper Hutt, which was held
on Saturday, 28th March, 2009 and we thank all those who purchased from us!
We have airmailed, air-freighted and sea-freighted thousands of amateur
radios, receivers, accessories, etc., to New Zealand over the past 44
years!
Please tell us by which transport method you want your shipment sent to
you. Do not assume we will send it by any particular method. We mostly
airmail shipments to NZ. We can sent shipments by virtually any
transport method you nominate. We are happy to send you freight quotes -
ask us!
Why wait weeks or months for delivery and pay high prices in New Zealand
for your new transceiver, then be forced to settle
for only a one year warranty? Please keep in mind that
NZ GST is normally payable on shipments of NZ$400 and up in declared
value.
We do NOT undervalue any goods/shipments. Please don't ask us to do
so as refusal often offends. You will have to find a shonky dealer for
devaluations!
Due to recent regulation changes, amateur radio operators or suppliers that want to supply radio transmitters in NZ must apply for a Licence to Supply Radio Transmitters either as an individual or organisation. Suppliers are defined as; persons in NZ that import, manufacture, distribute, sell or install.
Orders over A$200 in value receive priority processing.
Please remember to add A$25 for our bank's handling fee when sending
funds to our bank (Westpac), such as by
T/T, by bank draft, etc.
Our minimum charge for airmailing products to New Zealand is A$26.
Airmailed parcels average one week delivery time to New Zealand. Please
note that due to ourselves being appointed authorised Icom Australia
dealers we are allowed to sell Icom products only within Australia.
We accept payments only in Australian dollars - including by credit
card, etc.
Please ensure you have sufficient funds or credit when ordering by
credit card as we no longer phone overseas to advise customers of failed
transactions.
Also, please double-check your credit card details, etc., before
ordering!
Please read them to us correctly and don't tell us your EFTPOS card
details.
Please ensure your fax machine is operating when requesting us to fax
you.
You are responsible for freight both ways when sending us warranty
repairs.
Please ensure you quote your correct name, etc., when placing orders.
Please check with your local freight and customs agent to determine all
the costs involved in importing the product/s you may want into New
Zealand before placing an order with us, in order to save us both time
and trouble...
Your credit card provider will apply the cost of your purchase from us to your credit card account
in NZD at the prevailing exchange rate on the
day they debit your account. We do not know the exact NZD amount they
will debit.
We do not have any order forms. Please contact us direct to order
products.
New Zealand customers MUST pay freight costs both ways (i.e. from NZ to AUS and from AUS to NZ) for ALL repairs and MUST also pay for ALL incidental costs, such as those from New Zealand or Australian Customs...
Please do some research re which products you may be interested in
purchasing, as that often saves a lot of time and effort for both of us.
This advice also applies to Australian customers, too! We accept only
Australian currency. We do not accept NZD currency or any other currencies,
sorry.
Please try not to change your mind re the product, payment or delivery,
etc.
Doing so may cause problems, e.g. delaying the shipment, higher costs,
etc.
Australia Post offers three services beyond airmailing; signature upon
delivery, tracking and "extra cover" (insurance). These services are;
Express Courier International Merchandise, Express Courier
International Documents and simply Express Post International. These
services
cost more than the basic airmailing cost. See
www.auspost.com.au for detailed information.
Express
airmail shipments to New Zealand require the NZ customer's mobile phone
number, so that Australia Post can SMS details to the NZ customer.
Please note that whereby a product is over one metre in length, it can't
be airmailed to NZ. It must be airfreighted or air couriered or sea
freighted.
The minimum cost to airfreight one or two Andrews or
Diamond X50 2m/70cm antennas to NZ is A$120, even though they only weigh
~2kg. ea. These can't be airmailed because they're over 1m long at about
1.7m long.
Products which are both bulky and heavy can cost over
A$300 to airfreight to NZ. Items which are heavy and long can cost over
A$300 to airfreight to NZ.
Products which either exceed 20kg.
in weight, or which exceed A$2,000 in value, cannot be airmailed!! Those
items must be airfreighted or air couriered or sea freighted. Beware of
dodgy Australian suppliers who deliberately undervalue shipments, as you
may be subject to NZ Customs legal action!
Due to recent regulation changes, amateur radio operators or suppliers that want to supply radio transmitters in NZ must apply for a Licence to Supply Radio Transmitters either as an individual or organisation. Suppliers are defined as; persons in NZ that import, manufacture, distribute, sell or install.
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Wonderful 6m DX openings to Europe, Asia, Japan...
Did you know that the 6m (50MHz) amateur band is opening often to
Europe, Russia, Japan, South Korea and has even opened to South America?
The mode most often used for these predominantly very weak signal
contacts (which are often in the range of -12dB to -20dB S/N ratio) is
FT8.
This is super-exciting news and was totally unexpected at this near-low
point in the current sunspot cycle. We wish all Australian/New Zealand
amateurs can enjoy this wonderful propagation on 6m to the absolute
maximum.
As at 16-07-21 we have good stocks of Diamond CP-62 double-5/8 wave 6m
band verticals. These are a great option where a beam can't be
installed. However, please don't expect the CP-62 and other 6m verticals
to perform like large beams antennas when trying to make extra-long haul
contacts.
The most successful long-haul AUS/NZ 6m DX'ers use either one extra-long
boom yagi antenna (9~12 elements) OR two/four medium boom length
yagis (5~7 elements) in a stacked (2 yagis) or H-frame (4 yagis)
configuration.
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SYDNEY 23CM REPEATER NEWS
A new and well-located high power 23cm repeater was recently installed on the Optus/Citadel Tower, 799 Pacific Highway, Chatswood, NSW. Its output frequency is 1273.2MHz and its input frequency is 1293.2MHz. Power output is 30W! Its 4.5dB gain antenna comprises four "in-line" vertically stacked dipoles. Compton, VK2HRX, Stuart, VK2ZX and WICEN made this happen!!
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Compliments (unsolicited) recently received...
We receive many compliments annually and publish some from time to time.
Lee, VK2ANS, says Australians should be proud to know that we have
Ninja, shark fighting, Rubik's cube, drone racing, etc., world
champions.
Beth, VK2AO, said she is very happy with our service, super-wide range of products, super-competitiveness, service back-up and advice. 02/12/11.
Gary, VK2ZKT, said by email on 26-03-12;
"I just wanted to say what
fantastic, friendly and swift service I received from your staff for the
purchase of the coaxial switch and swr meter. The goods arrived
overnight to my address in country NSW. Well done. The swr meter is
fantastic and the coaxial switch from Avair is well built. Andrews has
excelled yet again".
Graeme said by email on 06-08-13;
"Hi Lee, a big
thank you to you mate, amp
going well, nicely placed 20 - 30 watts out for the radio and a nice
clean 400 watts out...and a huge hug from the Missus too, hi - so that's
for you, too! All the very best now, Graeme".
Alan said by email on 29-05-14;
Hi Lee, I wish to thank you for the very
fast service in relation to my order which I placed only yesterday. It
arrived here in good order early this morning. It's been some time since
we met. It was about 1977, when your store was located in Maroubra.
During the years, I have always relied on you to provide me with my
communications equipment, including Yaesu, Kenwood, Icom and Alinco,
which I am happy to say have all served me well. Wishing you and your
business all the best for the future. Regards, Alan.
Mike in New Zealand said by email on 02-12-14...
Hi Cameron,
My DR-635T radio turned up here today safe and sound and I'm rapt!
I've un-packed it and everything is where it should be.
The radio is actually a wee bit smaller than I'd imagined it to be, but
that's just me.
Hey, thank you very much for a really painless purchase from you guys.
Like I said earlier in the piece, I'm always quite hesitant about buying
stuff from overseas places, but this has been a breeze.
Regards, Mike.
Dennis said by email on 04-02-15...
Hello
Cameron and Lee, Just wanting to say "thank you" for your time and your
"as always" excellent service while emailing you guys with regards to my
purchase of the Uniden BCD-536PT scanner. Having dealt with you guys
since the early 1980s, I always remember going into Lee's tiny shop at
Maroubra, which was filled from floor to roof with dozens and dozens of
CB radios, linear amplifiers, antennas, power supplies, etc., in order
to purchase the latest CB radio first thing on a Saturday morning. I'm
very happy knowing the excellent service I received back then is still
the same excellent service that is given to customers today!! Thanks for
your help, Dennis.
Gary said by email on 07-03-17...
Hi, Lee. Just a quick note to thank you and the team at the shop for the
fast sales and delivery of my recent purchases. I ordered a bhi NES10-2
Noise Reduction speaker late in the afternoon and the speaker was at the
front door the very next day. A few days prior I ordered some ladder
line and that also arrived overnight from your shop to me located in
country NSW.
It just goes to show that it is all about STOCK and you
absolutely live up to that claim as the biggest in the business. Very
happy customer. Thank you. Regards. Gary, Bellingen.
Tony said by email on 19-05-2020...
Hi Lee, I wish to compliment your sales staff with their help and sales
of LDG atu, Alinco p/s, Icom desk mic and battery for Icom H/H recently.
Thanks to Cameron and Luke. 73s, Tony.
Ben said by email on 04-06-20...I just wanted to say a big thank you for organising the replacement (of a telescope part) which was faulty from when I bought it new. It now works flawlessly. Thanks again, Luke.
Nick said by email on 22-06-20...The OLEDs arrived last week, took 2
hours to replace them. Once again, thank you very much. You guys are
awesome.
Regards. Nick Wallace. ZL1IU.
We receive many, many, compliments annually and publish some of them from time to time..
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MOST IMPORTANT CONSUMER INFORMATION
Andrews Communications was indeed instrumental in creating increased benefits for Australian and New Zealand amateurs, in many areas!
We are the reason why radio amateurs enjoy low prices on radios
and more!
We introduced ALL the longer warranty periods on ALL the major brands
of amateur radios and we hold more stock than any amateur radio
competitor!!
ALL our competitors were forced to extend
warranty periods due to us.
We are the reason why Australian and New Zealand radio amateurs enjoy LONGER warranty periods on all major brands of amateur radio transceivers.
We were instrumental in persuading numerous Chinese radio manufacturers
to produce amateur radio transceivers for the benefit of amateurs
worldwide!
We are a
fully factory authorised sales AND servicing importer/dealer for many
amateur radio product manufacturers! Yes, you can shop with absolute confidence at
Andrews Communications!
Andrews Communications is Australia's ONLY fully factory authorised
sales AND servicing & importing dealer for various telescope manufacturers,
too!
We continue to firmly believe we provide the best amateur radio repair
service in Australia, since 1976! Our super-successful repair rate
(>99%) in repairing well over 30,000 amateur radios and related products
over the past 47 years is well known in
the amateur radio community, world-wide.
ICOM owners are absolutely delighted with our ICOM
authorised dealership appointment. ICOM Australia approached us due to
our excellent sales & service history. We have already received many
congratulations re our ICOM appointment! All our customers are extremely
happy with our appointment.
We have super successfully serviced ICOM products for over 47 years to
>99% success rate!! No other authorised Icom Australia amateur radio
dealer comes close to our absolutely outstanding Icom servicing
history!!
We are a fully authorised Yaesu Japan service centre, along with RF Repairs
and VK Radio Repairs. Yes, you are welcome to send your warranty and
non-warranty Yaesu repairs to any of these three fully authorised Yaesu
Japan
service centres in Australia. We are happy to repair radios under Yaesu
Japan Factory Authorised warranty...for
free, of course!
The standard Yaesu
factory-supported 3-year warranty period for Yaesu amateur radio
transceivers is fully transferable.
Yaesu owners are absolutely delighted with our Yaesu Japan warranty service.
We have already received many congratulations from our many thousands of
Yaesu customers re our Yaesu Japan
appointment!!
In fact, ALL our customers are absolutely delighted with our appointment.
With over 47 years of super successfully servicing Yaesu products
our service is the best!
Andrews Communications must be Australia's biggest and best authorised
amateur radio sales and servicing dealer as none have come
close to our Yaesu repair knowledge, skill, expertise and stock levels over
47+ years,
hi!!
All our brand new products are 100% guaranteed to be truly brand
new!!
We have imported to the absolute maximum for 47+ years and
continue to support all our imports with our own high-tech in-house
repair service.
Very few of our customers are in doubt over the stock levels of products
which we advertise on our website, as most products have their stock
levels and availabilities indicated and our website is updated every
business day!
Lee has been a licensed amateur radio operator since 1967. He has successfully repaired thousands of radios (99% success rate), built scores of antennas and made dozens of high power linear amplifiers (to 4kW o/p), etc.
Another recent development is that some new customers who purchase new antennas, then install them, find their new antenna's SWR levels are super-high on many, if not all, bands they cover. They then think the antenna's faulty and demand a replacement antenna, without allowing the dealer to test their antenna. As soon as possible, the concerned dealer then sets up the supposedly-faulty antenna and often (>80% of instances) discovers its SWR levels are very low on all bands!! If the customer then buys a second same model of antenna from another supplier (when the original supplier has no replacement stock), we then wish both the customer and the supplier "The Best of British Luck" in trying to resolve the situation. It's obviously a faulty installation that's causing high to very high antenna SWR issues!!
Lee has been a licensed amateur radio operator since 1967. He has successfully repaired thousands of radios (99% success rate), built scores of antennas and made dozens of high power linear amplifiers (to 4kW o/p), etc.