On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 11:02:05AM +0000, Ted Wager wrote: > I am returning to amateur radio after 15 years qrt and looking for a new > radio > Main interests are listening hf and digi modes, principally psk..My > choice is down to either the yaesu ft450 or the Yaesu ft-857d.Any > comments on my choice welcome and should I look at any other radios ?
I have both, and the 857D's big brother the 897D; all three work very nicely in the digital modes. Given the choice between the 450 and the 857/897, I'll take the 857/897 because of the 2m and 70 cm support *and* because there are a few more choices available in the 8x7 menu system. I'd also pick the 857D over the 450 because it is more suited to mobile use, and because the rest of the radio can be separated from the control head and put somewhere out of the way to save space. Welcome back. 20m is good here from about 0730 to 2000 local. -- Mike Andrews, W5EGO [email protected] Tired old sysadmin
