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All Bands, All Modes, On A Budge	Reply
by UBERNEWB on March 16, 2003	Mail this to a friend!
What radios or combination of radios would do this on a budget?

RE: All Bands, All Modes, On A Budge	Reply
by AA4PB on March 16, 2003	Mail this to a friend!
It kind of depends on what the budget is and what you mean by "all bands" and "all modes". I'm not trying to be smart, I just don't know if you want 160-2M, 440, etc. or if you want to include PactorII and III in your "all modes".

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by AA4PB on March 16, 2003	Mail this to a friend!
It kind of depends on what the budget is and what you mean by "all bands" and "all modes". I'm not trying to be smart, I just don't know if you want 160-2M, 440, etc. or if you want to include PactorII and III in your "all modes".

RE: All Bands, All Modes, On A Budge	Reply
by AA4PB on March 16, 2003	Mail this to a friend!
It kind of depends on what the budget is and what you mean by "all bands" and "all modes". I'm not trying to be smart, I just don't know if you want 160-2M, 440, etc. or if you want to include PactorII and III in your "all modes".

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by UBERNEWB on March 16, 2003	Mail this to a friend!
I'm interested in HF, 6 Meter, 2 Meter, and 440 Mhz with SSB, CW, and FM for the most part. I've looked at the Icom IC-706MkIIG but I don't really like the size of the radio. I would really rather go with a high quality, "bigger" piece of used gear, or even multiple pieces of used gear. Budget is a concern, I want to do it right, but as affordably as possible.

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by KZ1X on March 16, 2003	Mail this to a friend!
Ah, I see. Try an IC-736 and an IC-820H. That will get you what you ask for, and you might be able to get the pair of them for about $1100 (based on a quick check on eBay). Good stuff, cheap.

RE: All Bands, All Modes, On A Budget	Reply
by UBERNEWB on March 16, 2003	Mail this to a friend!
I couldn't find either of these on ebay... I will search around some more... maybe I'm doing something wrong. Thanks for the suggestions.

RE: All Bands, All Modes, On A Budge	Reply
by AA4PB on March 16, 2003	Mail this to a friend!
If you are not running mobile, I'd stick with separate units - one for HF and one for VHF/UHF.

RE: All Bands, All Modes, On A Budge	Reply
by N8FVJ on March 16, 2003	Mail this to a friend!
KZ1X is right on the two radio selections- both excellent units. It may take a week for the radios of interest to show up on eBay. Avoid eBay ads with statements like 'It worked when a last used it a year ago' or 'Do not have an antenna to test radio', etc.

RE: All Bands, All Modes, On A Budge	Reply
by RobertKoernerExAE7G on March 17, 2003	Mail this to a friend!
Whats yer budget? What ticket do you have? Simply because 440 and 160 meters are there, doesn't mean you'll enjoy them. What would be wrong with an HF rig, and a HT if you really love repeaters? Bob

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