What is the removable panel for?Originally Posted by WØTKX
I'd say Ten Tec Eagle, or the Kenwood if you need a radio with a removable panel then.
All the other radios have a lot of menus. Mind you, if they are setup well, you won't need to mess with them much.
You know, the 80/20 rule; 80% of what's important is in 20% of the settings. Something like that.
If you want no menus at all, maybe a used Ten Tec Scout. No 6 meters tho. eHam Ten Tec Scout review
For that price, you'll have to go for something used. An IC-718 is selling for $629.95 at Universal Radio but you can usually find pretty new ones for around your price. The FT-450 is more expensive, $899.95.
All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.
There is a 450 selling for 500 on QRZ right now if it isn't already snatched up. Setting up the menu is pretty much a one time thing on that rig for most things.
Contesters have been known to do so. Of course, they usually have about 3-4 times that invested in the antennas.
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A used IC-751A should be about that now. A used IC-718 should be under $500.
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If you're planning on using that dipole on multiple bands, you'd better be feeding it with twin lead or ladder line. Coax and a 1:1 at the feed point is going to be a problem.
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That'll get you into a nice 761 easily.
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Ham Radio Outlet has the IC-718 for $584.95 (new).
Link: http://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-003490
I have all that up already at 60 ft. Its for my SWLing with my R-71A. I have a little MFJ-901B Antenna tuner, won't that fix any issues at least to 80 meters? The Icom IC-718 and the Yaesu FT-450 sound like the way to go. If I can sell off a few guns, I'd really like the Icom IC-7200 or the Kenwood TS-480HX
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New or used? What modes will you be using most?
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