[Elecraft] Help me choose my first HF rig

[George Thornton]

My experience was different.

My first HF radio was one of those that had all the features including VHF/UHF.  I thought it was a good buy at under $2000 because it was so versatile.   I am not naming radio names.

The problem is the receiver on that rig was absolutely horrible.  As a new HF operator in an urban location, I already had a handicap because I did not have a top quality antenna.  End result was the HF operation on that rig proved mostly useless.  I ended up selling the rig after about two years, complete waste of money.

I would say that, looking at Sherwood Engineering test data, any of those rigs in the first 10-20 is going to perform more than adequately for casual use.

New HAMS often waste a lot of money on purchases they later regret.

I have never been dissatisfied with any Elecraft purchase.

From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Eric J
Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2017 2:26 PM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Help me choose my first HF rig

Best advice so far, Lynn. To the OP: Get something, then GET ON THE AIR.
Nobody learns from reading specs and opinions. It isn't the way to find
your first rig, and probably wasn't the way you picked your first
girlfriend. Play the field. The learning starts when you take the
plunge. You'll know what you want out of the next rig.

Good used rigs aren't expensive, and if you buy wisely, you can get most
if not all your money back for the next rig.

Eric

KE6US



On 4/13/2017 12:31 PM, Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT wrote:
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>
> But if we're really talking "first radio" then any good clean
> semi-recent HF rig would do nicely.

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