Thanks, I should've also mentioned that I probably don't (ok, right
now...maybe
in the future) plan to do any mobile transmitting with my new radio.
I *might*
buy something used to put in my car...but truthfully my commute is
about
10 mins each way to work so I don't spend tons of time on the road.
What I'm trying to find is a really good/versatile non-mobile rig for
my
home office/den. Thanks for any suggestions/help.

-Jeff


On Mar 17, 6:04 am, "Dloyd Lavies" wrote:
On Mar 16, 8:17?pm, wrote:

honestly stay on the cheaper side so in case you well realy f**k up to
put it bluntly you are not out so much

Mark,

Can't you even respond to a radio related thread without using foul
language. What a disgrace.

On 16 Mar 2007 17:14:55 -0700, "Jeff" wrote:

Thanks for the advice....by the way..do you have any opinion about
the
IC-746PRO?
I'm inclined to go for the 718, but I'm thinking...If I'm gonna spend
$600, should
I think about paying more or just plan on buying another rig at some
point?

Thanks again.

It depends on how much radio do you want ($) and your planned
operating uses. The IC-718 and 746 pro are both good choices for most
operating uses, but if your going to get heavily into the digital
modes, contesting, or serious DX'ing there are better choices.
However, better rigs approch the 2K range and higher. If you plan on
going mobile in the future, I would suggest going for one of the 100
watt compact rigs just to get your feet wet, and then you find that
your really enjoy HF, you can move the compact rig out to the vehicle,
and with your new found HF experience you will be in a better position
to know what exactly you want in a HF rig.

Dloyd