[ICOM] Re: 706MKIIG vs FT857

[sasi nayar]

John,

I have an FT857D and my trusty'ol 706MKII. I have
seldom used them on 70 cm or 2 m, but run them both a
lot on HF. 

Plus points of the MKII
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Ease of operating. It is very easy to figure out the
menus
Very robustly built
Large display
Can handle a lot more SWR

Plus of the 857
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Excellent Rx and an effective DSP
Low current consumption
Somewhat smaller 

I like both these radios. If you are looking for a
very critical opinion, please check the eham review or
the comparisons on the FT857 user group on
yahoogroups.

73
Sasi
VK5SN




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