I agree with the 450. Even the older AT models. IF DSP, internal antenna tuner,
Digi VOX (no need for signa blaster), all mode, and you can get them for 350
used. I think the D model has come down in price too. I think it might just be
the cheapest radio with "true" IF DSP, which is nice to have.
From: Michael Donoghue via BVARC <[email protected]>
To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]>
Cc: Michael Donoghue <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2016 7:29 PM
Subject: Re: [BVARC] Help
Richard. Congratulations first of all on the General Class.
I started with a Yaesu FT-450D two years ago when I got licensed and found it
to be a great rig and highly reccomended. Comes with a wonderful receiver and
all the filters you'll need. I made mistake selling mine when I moved up to a
FT1200 Yaesu in fact cost of 450D was so affordable I should have kept for a
second radio. It was really intuitive / easy to use for a first rig as well and
did not require extensive menu driven controls. With a fan dipole I worked
stations all around the globe and consitantly received 5/9 reports.
The Icom 7100 while not a big rig is in your price range and has HF / 2m-70CM
and Dstar. I have one as well and it has some great features.
Good luck, KG5BMS, Mike
On Thursday, April 28, 2016, 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) PritchardKG5MBG
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KG5BMS Mike
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