Previously I had an HF rig and a bare bones 2m only rig.
Now I have an IC-706MkIIG which is an all band, all mode rig.
I think it comes down to what you want to do and your preferences.
Here are my thoughts.
Pros of only one box....
One box, small footprint on the desk top, one power supply
Having it all in one box makes it very easy to go mobile or set up in a park.
I also like being able to set memories for all the nets I listen to on one rig
and just scroll through the memories.
Cons of only one box....
This rig gives me 100W on HF but ony 50W on UHF/VHF. That is plenty for the
repeaters around town, but not enough for chasing Grids. The way the antennas
are set up, I could get an amplifier for UHF and not interfere with the HF side.
(Or I could get another rig that will do 100W on UHF)
If the one box has problems, you may loose all bands.
(I still have my older desk top HF rig and a dual band UHF/VHF in my truck, so
I won't be left without communication)
It would be nice to have cross-band capability in the UHF/VHF box.
(I think I could work split between UHF/VHF/HF on this rig)
Sometimes I want to work a HF contest but still check into a UHF net on the
same day. It is not difficult to chang from VFO A to VFO B, but it would be
nice to just turn down the volume on one and up on another rig.
take your time and decide what type of operating you want to do the most.
That will guide your choice in rig(s)
Good luck
Ralph
KE5HDF
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