[Rover] Downsizing my Rover station

[Dennis Hudson]

You might consider a FT-736r if you are considering used. I've used  
it for VHF contesting for about 10 years and 20K miles. I've had  
nothing but great luck.

--
Dennis Hudson, N2LBT/VE2/VE3/R
"The Canadian Mickywave Rover"
http://www.n2lbt.com/

On Dec 24, 2005, at 2:22 PM, Dan K9ZF wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> I've been giving a lot of thought to down sizing my VHF  
> Contesting / Rover station.  I currently use an Icom 746 with  
> transverters for 222 and 432, which has performed very well.  But,  
> I'm seriously considering going to one of the "DC to daylight"  
> mobile rigs to simplify my setup.
>
> Now the question, which one?
>
> I was planning to buy [probably used] an Icom 706Mk2G, or possibly  
> an FT100D.  Going over some of the product reviews has left me  
> wondering.   The reviews are pretty much an even split half say  
> each rig is wonderful, half say that each is crap...  Maybe there  
> is a better choice out there?
>
> I have always been an Icom fan, but some of the reviews were pretty  
> critical of the 706's receiver.  I have nothing against Yaesu, but  
> there were enough reports of failures to make me wonder.
>
> Maybe I should stick to my transverters...
>
> I hope all of the Christians on the list have a wonderful  
> Christmas, and all of the others have a great holiday.  There, hope  
> that didn't offend anyone;-)
>
> 73
> Dan
>
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