On Sep 21, 7:18 pm, wrote:
I am a newly licensed technician, study for the general exam. I plan to
purchase an HF rig soon and would appreciate suggestions on a good starter
rig. I am budgeting $800 for a rig and antenna. I would be happy with a good
used rig but I am not sure where to start looking for information.

Thanks,

Jim KI6ISQ

Jim

I am a newly licensed amaateur in the UK. I had similar budget to you
and looked around for a while. The Icom 706MkIIG was recommended and
is perfect. Its small, easy to slot in the car but performs
brilliantly from home even with a simple low cost half size G5RV and a
coliner for 2m.

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