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    Flex 1500 or FT-817 ?

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    Re: Flex 1500 or FT-817 ?

    It could be an interesting rig. Which bands are covered?
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    Re: Flex 1500 or FT-817 ?

    You know...one of those, your laptop, and one of the following:

    http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...rxvr/2500.html

    would make quite the interesting travel ensemble...
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    Hum..that and my mini may become good friends.

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    For travel use I think I'd go with the 817 if 2M and 70CM were important to me. If I was just interested in HF and 6M, I'd get the Icom 703+ as I really like that built in antenna tuner. That said, I'm getting ready to break out the mad money and order a Flex 1500. What did you eventually get?
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    Hello.

    5 watts, and a mobile or portable antenna?
    For HF "I" feel that this is not enough power.
    The reason I say this is simple.
    First you are already at a disadvantage, your antenna will be where you can put it, that means no real control over where you can radiate from.
    A fixed user gets to pick his location to some degree.
    Second is the antenna itself, clearly a limitation.
    A fixed user can erect a tower in most cases, and even that disguise flagpole and dipole is going to be far better than anything you can carry in a tote bag.
    Finally is the issue of background noise, more power brings you up over the hump.
    QRP is fine but limiting.
    With that in mind I would suggest that you explore before you buy, see if QRP is where you want to go.

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    Most of my time spent on HF is done running QRP. It's not for everyone.
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