"People Who Don't Want Their Beliefs Laughed at Shouldn't Have Such Funny Beliefs" -AD5MB
"If someone tells you he believes in and talks to an invisible bunny named Harvey, you put him on medication and a regimen of therapy. If someone tells you he believes in and talks to God, well, that's perfectly acceptable. Why that's the case is impossible for me to fathom." - WP2XX
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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.
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.
"People Who Don't Want Their Beliefs Laughed at Shouldn't Have Such Funny Beliefs" -AD5MB
"If someone tells you he believes in and talks to an invisible bunny named Harvey, you put him on medication and a regimen of therapy. If someone tells you he believes in and talks to God, well, that's perfectly acceptable. Why that's the case is impossible for me to fathom." - WP2XX
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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.
A clear conscience is usually a sign of a bad memory
RIP ALBI-W3MIV RIP RUSS-W5RB RIP BOB-VK3ZL
Jim
The machine does not isolate us from the great problems of nature but plunges us more deeply into them. - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry