[SixClub] Newly Licensed Operators & Sticker Shock

[martin glazer]

well enjoy your ranger. That would NOT be my choice

Howard Bingham <howardb at hal-pc.org> wrote: At 02:25 AM 6/6/2006, martin glazer wrote:
>I think I would look at either a used Icom 706 or Icom 706mk2(g) or 
>the Yaesu ft-817 or Yaesu 857 or Yaesu 897, or the Yaesu ft-100d. I 
>have allways like compact radios.  I would get a subscription to the 
>QST magazine and download the  ARRL Labs equiptment review  for any 
>radio that I was interested in buying. There is a ham radio 
>newsgroup for ham radio stuff for sale, I woudl subscribe to that 
>group also. I have the advantage that the TRW swapmeet, is not very 
>far from my home QTH. Some pretty good deals show up there also.I am 
>sure that all kinds of good deals show up at the Dayton Ham 
>convention. I think that you should look into sybscribing to the 
>eham.net and look at the classifieds section there. I think that the 
>radios sold on the eham.net classified section are Far better 
>deals  that some of the radios advertised on ebay.
>
>Good luck

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Which is fine and dandy IF one has a "General" or "Extra" ticket, 
many new hams are only Technician Class and would have little 
immediate use for all the extra features found on HF bands.

Meanwhile as I try to learn the "Morse Code" (Which is not easy for a 
person of my age who has NOT had to study in a very long time.), then 
pass the General ticket..

Meanwhile getting back to 6 meters.....!

Howard Bingham  :-)

PS: I do have several hand me down HF radios that a member of one of 
the clubs I belong to gave me & said I could have them IF I could fix 
them...  (Anyone have a schematic & operating manual for a Kenwood 
TS-120S to spare or copy...?  [Is not 6 meter compatible] )..

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>Howard Bingham  wrote: At 04:55 PM 6/5/2006, you wrote:
> >I would strongly recommend that you avoid the ranger. Get the best
> >radio that  you can afford
> >
> >"Clark B. Manor"  wrote:  Hey you guys!
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>
>Suggest anything in the under $ 500. price bracket that beginners
>could afford..!
>
>The only thing I have found is the Yaesu FT-8900 (Which I would have
>bought IF I didn't already have other VHF & UHF equipment.).
>
>Other than the Yaesu, there are few choices & those are mostly HF
>radios costing $ 1,000. and above, with the emphasis on ABOVE..!
>
>Howard Bingham
>KE5APJ
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