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Native Terran · April 11th 12, 07:35 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.equipment

On Tue, 10 Apr 2012 07:28:34 -0700, wrote:

On Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:16:42 -0400, Native Terran
wrote:

I'm getting a substantial refund check this year. I need advice regarding some new hard ware.

I'm looking at the FT-950 from Yaesu or Kenwood TS-590 and Icom IC-7200.

I have a FT897 currently and have some familiarity with their way of doing things. I'm not totally
in love with all of their design choices however.

But other than that, I'm open minded.

Suggestions?

All three have been reviewed in QST. I suggest you read and review the
articles and technical measurements from these units. Much could also
depend on your intended usage. Portable vs. mobile vs. home station;
ssb vs. cw; what is your total budget; etc. Good luck on your
research. For a similar total monetary outlay, there might be more
capable rig availaable.

73 de Don W7WST

Yes, but I was looking for personal recommendations. I _have_ read the reviews. But these are
written by experienced operators and are hardly ever critical.

But let me add that the radio is for base operations. I have a capable radio (FT 897) for mobile
use. I like it allot. However I'm open to other opinions..

Perhaps someone has used two from my list and can offer a comparison of those two radios. I'm not an
experienced user but this isn't my first day either. Say top of the newbee level or the bottom of
the intermediate level. Plenty of things to learn.

Not an unlimited budget, around $2000. I'm 60 and I am thinking about a radio that will last me the
rest of my days.

Jim KC8UGV

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