[ICOM] opinions needed

[Renee]

Thank you very much to everyone who replied. I will take 
what everyone has said into consideration.
I do like doing ssb on all bands even 2m/70cm. I mainly just 
like to rag chew with a some DXing and a little contesting 
thrown in for fun. So maybe a newer "all in one" radio and 
an older HF rig as a back up might be the way to go? A lot 
to think about and consider....
Anyway, thanks again to everyone for the good info!
73,
Renee NZ9T


Renee wrote:
> I have decided to give up my 706Mark2G due to the issue with 
> the finals. I was wondering what does everyone think about 
> new vs old radios for reliability and repair? I need to get 
> something to replace the 706 but not sure which way to go 
> now. Another "all in one rig" or a couple separate radios 
> for HF/6 and VHF/UHF?
> Any thoughts, opinions, insights would be greatly appreciated.
> 73,
> Renee NZ9T
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