[Rover] Icom vs. Yaesu question

[Gene <N0DQS>]

Jacob, I have not used the Icom 706,although I have owned and used most
models produced except the 910 and 970 and used them with great pleasure and
success but seemed not to have an effective noise blanker which is not a
problem if you operate in a noise free environment. As you know this does
not happen in the Mobile as you are always driving into power line noise
etc. In my contest rover I use an FT-100 which is about 3 years old and has
been thru many contests and grid expeditions and has performed well for me
with no modifications. I also use another FT-100 in my other mobile and have
a FT-100d in the shack and use in the rover as a IF rig for 902 thru 10 ghz
transverters. If you use a rig long enough you will always find shortcomings
and things that you wish they made a little differently but over all I am
very pleased with the FT-100's and the noise blanker is among the most
effective of anything in this price range and class that I have used. I
really do not use the DSP on VHF,UHF. I also have a lot of faith in the
receiver although I do run preamps in the mobil.


Gene
N0DQS

---- Original Message -----
From: "Jacob Tennant" <k8jwt@ntelos.net>
To: <2m@mailman.qth.net>; <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>;
<rover@mailman.qth.net>; <vhf@w6yx.Stanford.EDU>; <k8jwt@qsl.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 8:59 PM
Subject: [Rover] Icom vs. Yaesu question


> Looking at buying either a Icom IC-706MK2g or a Yaesu FT-100D for use in
> either a ROVER or Single-Op contesting station as well as day to day VHF
> use.
>

>
Thank you in advance for any and all replies...

Jacob Tennant  K8JWT

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