surprized that no one mentioned the IC 910 has birdie as well
each has it's pro's and con's for sure N2EHG On Jul 16, 2009, at 4:03 PM, Jim Leder wrote: > I've had a TS2000 since 2005, and have never regretted my purchase. > Sure, > there is an unfortunate birdie that messes up SO50 and AO27, but so > what. I > resurrected an old Kenwood TM-G707A to deal with those two FM birds, > and it > works great. I also have an FT-857D which also does a nice job on > those two > birds. I would naturally expect the comments on this board to lean > towards > the IC-910H, and, indeed, it is a fine SATELLITE rig. But, my number > one > preference in operating is the HF bands, not satellite. Guess what I > am > saying is if VHF/UHF and satellite is your only operating > preference, then > the Icom might be a better rig. But, if you also like to do the HF > bands > with an occasional hop to the satellites, the TS2000 is pretty good. > Is the > TS2000 the best HF rig? Probably not, but it's the only one that > offers > pretty good HF operation AND reasonable satellite operation in the > same box. > > Jim Bob Buckeye > AKA > **** Jim Leder**** > K8CXM since 1961 > IBM retiree since 1999 > > There are 10 types of people in this world -- those who understand > binary > and those who don't. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Barber" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Cc: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 2:02 PM > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: IF you had a choice... > > >> SSB for me too, F0-29 & V0-52. >> >> Can't raise any consistent enthusiasm for FM birds with the >> exception of >> our >> friends up in the ISS. >> >> I can have the same abuse much more easily on the local FM >> repeater. :-) >> >> So the TS2000 has a birdie, OK, but for those that don't want all >> their >> eggs >> in one basket it is very good and it doesn't need another mortgage >> spent >> on >> a Hi-Stab LO to stop it roaming around on its own. Well at 1296MHz >> anyway! >> >> Retires to bomb shelter! >> >> David >> G8OQW >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:amsat-bb- >> [email protected]] On >> Behalf Of Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF >> Sent: 16 July 2009 18:51 >> To: [email protected] >> Cc: [email protected] >> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: IF you had a choice... >> >> I cut my teeth on Oscar 6 and 7, 2M UP, 10M DOWN, SSB. >> >> >> David - KG4ZLB wrote: >> easy sats, the FM voice, 2m up 70cm down or 70cm up 2m down, >>> that everyone cuts their teeth on! >> _______________________________________________ >> Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the >> author. >> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite >> program! >> Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the >> author. >> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite >> program! >> Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the > author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite > program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb Myles Landstein [email protected] please note my new email address dti will soon be eliminated , gmail is my new home update your dir _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
