[Elecraft] Convince me?!!

[Ed Juge/NM]

I haven't run SSB on VHF or UHF since leaving TX about 7-1/2 years ago,
Phil.  I never even think in those terms.  Good point.

For me, the "cuteness" (which it certainly is) wore thin after a couple of
hours of using those tiny knobs and buttons.

Ed

----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Wheeler" <w7ox@earthlink.net>
To: "Ed Juge/NM" <ed@juge.org>
Cc: <ham_tech@juno.com>; <Elecraft@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 7:59 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Convince me?!!


> Ed Juge/NM wrote:
>
> >
> >The 817's ONLY advantages, to me, are 1) it goes up to 70cm (I have HTs
for
> >that)
> >
> My take has been that the FT-817 has two advantages:
>
> o All mode on 6, 2 and 70 cm (good for hill topping using SSB/CW on
> those bands, which no HT I know of will do)
>
> o Full coverage HF receive.
>
> Those plusses have not motivated me to buy one, however.  Oops .. I left
out
>
> o Cuteness
>
> 73, Phil
>
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