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    Quote Originally Posted by KJ3N View Post
    NC isn't much of a stretch from here. I could probably work NC on 40m SSB with my IC-703 at a "staggering" 10 watts.
    I have one of those as well as the Yaesu 817ND. QRP is a hoot. The 817 is smaller for travel, but the tuner in the 703 is sure handy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by K7SGJ View Post
    I have one of those as well as the Yaesu 817ND. QRP is a hoot. The 817 is smaller for travel, but the tuner in the 703 is sure handy.
    Never liked the display on the 817. I much prefer to have the larger display and tuner, in exchange for losing VHF/UHF.
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    I got hooked on QRP after using the Ten Tec 505 I bought from Ron—there's a bigger thrill in working New Zealand on five watts SSB phone than you'd ever get working the same station with a full power rig. I'd love to have an IC-703 but the prices people get those things has become absurd. A used one sells for more now than it would have when it was new.
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    Quote Originally Posted by KJ3N View Post
    Never liked the display on the 817. I much prefer to have the larger display and tuner, in exchange for losing VHF/UHF.
    But, I thought you were a VHF aficionado
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    Quote Originally Posted by KC2UGV View Post
    But, I thought you were a VHF aficionado
    That's what the IC-910H is for.
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    Quote Originally Posted by KJ6BSO View Post
    I got hooked on QRP after using the Ten Tec 505 I bought from Ron—there's a bigger thrill in working New Zealand on five watts SSB phone than you'd ever get working the same station with a full power rig. I'd love to have an IC-703 but the prices people get those things has become absurd. A used one sells for more now than it would have when it was new.
    Not to mention the ridiculously decent receiver on that rig.
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    Quote Originally Posted by KJ3N View Post
    Never liked the display on the 817. I much prefer to have the larger display and tuner, in exchange for losing VHF/UHF.

    Well, the reason I wanted both of them, is that I used to travel pretty much every week. The 817 is very compact, lightweight, and has the built in battery pack. The tuner wasn't an issues since I used it with a Buddipole which is somewhat tunable. A perfect rig when space is at a premium. The 703 has it's place as well. When we go camping, or somewhere that I want to take a rig for portable use, and the extra room and weight of the rig and the battery isn't an issue, I'll usually take the 703 with a 7AH gel battery. They each fill a different and specific little niche, and I'm just glad I was able to get both of them when I did.
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    Quote Originally Posted by KJ3N View Post
    That's what the IC-910H is for.
    Part of me wants to get a FT-847 again for hilltop VHFing.

    But yikes, that's a lot of money for a radio that old. The 910 is similar (in age and in price).
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