[SixClub] Comparing Alinco DX-70TH to a Yaesu FT450?

[John Geiger]

Hi Doc,

The things you would lose in the upgrade would be:

1. The smaller size, important if you are going mobile or on an airplane with it.

2. The ability to remote mount the faceplate

3. Having separate antenna jacks for HF and 6m.  That is a plus or minus depending on your setup. For me, it is better to have HF and 6m on one antenna jack, like on the FT450.

4. The best priority watch on the market.  That is one thing the Alinco does better than any other radio I have ever seen.

73s John AA5JG

--- On Mon, 8/30/10, doc at kd4e.com <doc at kd4e.com> wrote:

> From: doc at kd4e.com <doc at kd4e.com>
> Subject: [SixClub] Comparing Alinco DX-70TH to a Yaesu FT450?
> To: "World Wide Six Meter Club" <sixclub at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Monday, August 30, 2010, 4:00 PM
> If I were to upgrade from an Alinco
> DX-70TH to a Yaesu FT-450
> would I lose anything?
> 
> I think that the FT-450 is a little larger but it seems to
> have
> some valuable extra features.
> 
> Is the current resale value of a DX-70TH $400. - $450. or
> under
> $400.?
> 
> I have to figure out what else I'd have to sell to afford a
> used
> FT-450.
> 
> Also, anyone heard anything about failures in certain
> production
> runs or other problems with the FT-450?
> 
> The Alinco has been rock-solid here.
> 
> > How does the FT-450 compare to the Alinco DX-70TH,
> please?
> 
> 
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> Thanks! & 73, doc, KD4E
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