Hi JP, First off, CONGRATS on your recent upgrade! You will now get to experience the wonderful world of HF and meeting new people around the World!
Your question is one of those that will probably end up confusing you more than completely clarifying things. Rig recommendations opens up a can of worms, as for as many people that respond, they will have an opinion on what they believe is a great rig. My recommendation with a budget of $1K is an Icom 746Pro, it has 160 through 6 meters, plus 2 meter (FM, SSB, CW.) has an internal tuner and keyer (sure hope you are going to explore the CW world.) They can usually be had for anywhere between $650 and $1000, depending on whether or not the power supply comes with it. I have been a ham for nearly 40 years, and when I got back into the hobby in 2009, I bought an Icom746Pro and really enjoyed it. As I became more and more of a serious DXer and contester, I decided I really needed to upgrade the station and went to the Elecraft K3 (bought a couple of them.) So, I would recommend that you make up a spreadsheet, really think about the aspects of the hobby you are going to pursue, then use Goggle to search for rigs that fit that list and put together your information. From there, you will be able to determine a rig that will be best for YOU. 73 de Jim - KE8G ---- JP Pritchard via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi folks, > > I am a newbie to Ham Radio and a newbie to the club, so I'm writing to ask > for your help in picking a rig. I just passed my General exam so many options > are open to me and I'd like to explore a lot of those options. I currently > own a Baofeng HT and a Yaesu FT2900 two meter transceiver, but no equipment > for HF. I've been looking at HF VHF UHF units. I've even looked at the Alesis > KX3 and the Flex 1500. They don't cover the VHF-UHF bands but they do appeal > to me. Bottom line, I don't want to spend more than a thousand dollars if > possible. What do you suggest? As Sergeant Schultz used to say on Hogan's > Heroes, "I know nothing." I'll really appreciate your suggestions. > > JP (Richard) Pritchard > KG5MBG _______________________________________________ BVARC mailing list [email protected] http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
