[PVRCNC] [PVRC] Serious Question: What rig would you recommend?

[Chris Plumblee]

Kent,

For the money I like the Kenwood TS-590 a lot. The receiver is competitive,
the controls are simple, and the price is right.

If you're open to used rigs, an FT-1000 (of almost any variety) with the
roofing filters is a good choice. They're getting more affordable all the
time, and still hold up well.

For interfaces, I use a Microkeyer USB by K1EL for CW, and it's slick. For
all-in-one microHam is about the only game in town that does SSB, CW, and
RTTY, along with rig control, in one box.

--
Chris Plumblee
407.494.5155
On Sep 25, 2012 9:11 AM, "Kent Winrich" <kwinrich at gmail.com> wrote:

> OK, after being on the road for nearly 3 years, and through a divorce,  I
> am back home and ready to rebuild the shack.  I have been using my FT857 on
> the road, but of course not a good radio for contesting.  I fired up
> my trusty old TS940 yesterday, only to find that 40 and 20M are not
> receiving... work to be done.
>
> In all seriousness, I would love to hear from the experts out there, what
> would you recommend for a mid priced rig.  Umm ya please dont go suggesting
> the FT5000, not gonna happen.  Something around the $1100 mark (ala FT1000,
> etc)
>
> I know this may set a fire storm of ICOM vs Yaseu vs Icom etc.  But there
> is a lot of experience in this group that could be very helpful in getting
> back on the rails again.
>
> I would also like to hear what you are using for a radio interface.
>
> In the meanwhile, I am working on antennas, laying ground radials for my
> DX88, getting my tower back up, cleaning up the tribander, and looking at a
> element 40m vertical phased array.
>
> Looking forward to the advise and thank you for your time!
>
> Kent
> K9EZ
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