Andrews Communications

Australasia's No.1 and largest amateur radio dealer! We stock and sell far more amateur radio equipment than anyone else in Australasia!

ALL-NEW AMATEUR RADIOS AND ACCESSORIES FROM JAPAN, HONG KONG AND CHINA JUST RELEASED - SEE ALINCO & ANDREWS SECTIONS...

Factory direct importing from dozens and dozens of factories world-wide.

*** SIX (6) YEAR genuine Australian warranty applies to all new Icom amateur radio transceivers we sell from 11-11-09! Why accept only a 5 year warranty and pay more for the priviledge? *** WE GUARANTEE TO ABSOLUTELY BLITZ ALL COMPETITORS AT THE WYONG CENTRAL COAST HAMFEST ON 28TH FEBRUARY, 2010 - WE WILL FORCE COMPETITORS TO OFFER YOU PRICES WAY BELOW THEIR COST PRICES - SO YOU REAP THE BENEFITS! *** SEE US AFTER YOU'VE CHECKED COMPETITORS' BEST PRICES SO WE CAN INSTANTLY BEAT THEM - WHICH WE'VE DONE FOR 33 YEARS! *** THE SUPREME, ABSOLUTE AND UNDISPUTED (ad infinitum) HAMFEST RADIO CENTRE AND MARKET LEADER (ad infinitum) IN ALL UNIVERSES (ad infinitum) *** All-new ALINCO DX-SR8 HF 100W all-mode remoteable transceiver with bonus 23A power supply...$899 *** Selected bhi DSP modules and p.c. boards discounted further! *** New! Wanhua W5600 2m 5W handheld boasts commercial radio performance...A$99 *** New! TYT TH-UVF1 2m/70cm super-sensitive commercial-performance DTMF dual-band handheld...A$199 (Bluetooth option arriving soon) ***

Mail order specialists. Contact us now by phone, fax or email to order!

Prices subject to change without notice due to exchange rate variations.

Super-heavy duty communications towers photographed by Lee, looking towards the sun (over the horizon) near Ivalo, Finnish Lapland, about 230klm north of the Arctic Circle, at 2pm on 6th January, 2010. Temperature was -35 degrees C. Yes, all communications systems continued to operate perfectly.

WARRANTY SERVICE ANNOUNCMENT

ALL NEW ICOM, YAESU, ALINCO AND KENWOOD PRODUCTS SOLD BY US INCLUDE OUR PIONEERING 3-YEAR PARTS AND LABOUR WARRANTIES!!!

ALL NEW ICOM* AMATEUR RADIO TRANSCEIVERS SOLD BY US FROM
11-11-09 INCLUDE OUR PIONEERING 6-YEAR PARTS/LABOUR WARRANTY

YES, OUR THREE-YEAR PARTS AND LABOUR WARRANTIES APPLY TO ALL THE RESPECTIVE BRANDS' PRODUCTS WE SELL AND IS NOT LIMITED OR RESTRICTED ONLY TO RADIOS - ALL ACCESSORIES ARE INCLUDED, TOO! YES, BEWARE OF THOSE WHO RESTRICT WARRANTIES ON ACCESSORIES!

All new Icom, Yaesu, Alinco and Kenwood equipment sold by us (Andrews Communications Systems) is warranted against defects in material or workmanship for a period of three* years from the original purchase date. This warranty is limited to repairing or replacing only the defective part/s and is voided if the equipment has been altered, modified, misused, damaged or operated outside the specified operating parameters, conditions and duty cycle. Customer-caused damage is not covered by warranty, of course.
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.

NOTE: Warranty repairs are completed by us at no cost to our customers - of course! Simply include a copy of our receipt and a note describing the fault condition and your contact details 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 worldwide suppliers support us to the absolute maximum. Why pay far more elsewhere for no more product or service? You are simply being ripped off!!!
Speaking of being ripped off - at the Wyong field day please firstly check competitors' prices then see us so we can instantly beat their "best prices"!

Why pay more elsewhere and waste your time completing warranty forms only to receive a 5 year warranty on Icom amateur radios (not our pioneering 6 year warranty!) AND miss out on our bonus high quality Manson 23A power supplies on selected products!! Be smart and buy Icom from Andrews Comm's!
Is a company really reputable when it takes 6-9 months to pay its suppliers?
You may also ask some competitors how long they'll be in business, this time!

We introduced all of the longest warranties on amateur radios in Australia and we set the "street" prices on amateur radios. Competitors attempt to follow...
If you want to know why amateur radio transceiver prices have been so high for decades then please ask factory subsidiaries for their explanation! Some dealers may, in theory, claim to be authorised dealers but are, in fact, not! A check on manufacturers' websites or emailing or phoning will reveal the truth!
Is a dealer reputable when they fraudulently claim to be an authorised dealer?

Soon, we will be selling a wider range of Icom, Yaesu, Kenwood and Alinco spare parts as we have found excessive pricing prevailing for many parts from factory subsidiaries. E.g. a part selling here for A$160 is only A$7 overseas!
Remember to always ask for a repair quote from factory subsidiaries. You should also ask them their hourly repair rate. It may be around A$200/hr...

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CHARGEABLE SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

Contrary to those competitors who seem to have draconian chargeable service policies, we offer the following policies regarding chargeable service;

1. We accept faulty products without regard to their original selling source!

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 repairs not completed.

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. Our service warranty applies to all products, regardless of their age!

6. Our labour charge is only A$99.00 per hour inc. GST and is charged in 1/2 hour increments. Our minimum charge is A$49.50 inc. GST, i.e. 1/2 hour.

8. We do not provide quotes. We work to pre-agreed limits or estimates.

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 97-98%. 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!

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MANY THANKS TO THE MID NORTH COAST AMATEUR RADIO GROUP (MNCARG), GARY AND CAROL RYAN AND ALL THOSE WHO ATTENDED THE RECENT MNCARG RADIO EXPO AT COFFS HARBOUR. IT WAS A GREAT FIELD DAY, WITH GOOD ATTENDANCE, GOOD FOOD AND MANY SALES...

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Proudly supporting amateur radio by providing the lowest prices, stocking the widest range of products and introducing the longest warranties - since 1976.

Insurance cover for goods in transit is available from us for only $1 per $100 value of goods, although we charge $2 per $100 value of goods when goods are express mailed. 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 we will charge you for the cost of sending your radio and/or accessories back to you - if they are found not to be faulty under warranty conditions. We are receiving an increasing number of radios and accessories being sent to us under warranty claim which actually prove to be faultless.

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***ATTENTION NEW ZEALAND AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS***

We regularly attend New Zealand amateur radio field days and often airfreight in stock especially for those field days. We greatly appreciate the response we receive from our valued New Zealand customers - every time!

We attended the 2009 Wellington Radio Expo in Upper Hutt, which was held on Saturday, 28th March, 2009 and thank all those who purchased from us!

Most new amateur radios purchased from us include our 3 year warranty!
We have airmailed, airfreighted and seafreighted to New Zealand for 32 years!

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?

E.g. We can airmail you a new Icom IC-7200 to New Zealand for A$1200 (with bonus 23A p/s), without Australian GST and including airmail costs. Adding NZ GST of 12.5% makes a total of A$1350, i.e. about NZ$1687. Why pay the RRP (Ridiculous Retail Price) of NZ$2500 in NZ and not get our 6 year warranty???

Please send warranty repairs to us in Sydney at your expense. We will send them back to you at our expense after warranty repairs have been completed successfully.

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CENTRAL COAST AMATEUR RADIO HAMFEST 2010 will be held on Sunday, 28th February, 2010. Andrews Communications, the Ultra-Super Mega Store, will exhibit the biggest, best, largest, massive, mega-star range of product ever seen in the history of mankind!!! Hosted by the Central Coast Amateur Radio Group (CCARG). If you want us to bring any particular product/s to the Hamfest then please contact us. We will have better prices and offers than any of our competitors. Currently, we have no idea of possible pricing for any products at the field day...

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Lee "walking on water" (the frozen Baltic Sea) near Helsinki, Finland, on 3rd January, 2010!