[nrv-hams] Primary station consideration for March meeting

[Randolph Ward]

Cam,
You know I'm not active any more, but I would support your idea.
73
Randy NS4NS

On Tue, Mar 16, 2021 at 9:39 AM Cam Coble <cam at doubleclickdata.com> wrote:

> For our March meeting Monday 22nd @ 7pm, I’d like to consider rounding out
> our third operating station for field day with a new club transceiver. I’ve
> been pondering this for some time and feel that it would be a good thing to
> have a modern radio for club members to use for field day, as well as other
> events. I really want to get us more active with other things such as the
> Audie Murphy event, winter field day, and other club operations. With this
> in mind, I constructed a list of needs.
>
> The base requirements I tried to meet are:
>
> -          Modern/waterfall/easy to use
>
> -          Works well in a contest (like Field Day when everyone is jammed
> into small spaces)
>
> -          100 Watts HF
>
> -          VHF/UHF capabilities
>
> -          Field portable
>
> The concluding model I would like to recommend is the Yaesu FT-991A. Go
> here for info:
>
>
> https://www.yaesu.com/indexVS.cfm?cmd=DisplayProducts&ProdCatID=102&encProdID=490C4A71118AD0F4E825E89D821B73BB&DivisionID=65&isArchived=0
>
> This is currently under promotionals bringing the price to $1,149.95 at
> GigaParts.com.
> https://www.gigaparts.com/yaesu-ft-991a.html
>
> It’s currently not in stock, but they are expecting them before field day.
>
> As far as money goes, we have adequate funds to cover this, still leaving
> us with plenty for maintenance to our repeater systems, or anything else
> that should come up.
>
> Please feel free to reply with your thoughtful opinions.
>
> 73!
>
> --
>
> Cam – W4XXV
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Randolph Ward
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