J999w wrote:
Also check the online classifieds. I have purchased several radios
from hams on
'eham' or rec.radio.swap and have been quite pleased. I find hamfests
to be
overpriced because these guys are trying to make a living at selling
equipment
rather than selling radios for a recent widow, or a "cleaning out
the shack"
sale.

My advise: if you're looking for a radio to be used on FM repeaters
and have no
real interest in SSB or CW work, then buy a dedicated FM radio.
You'll be
happier (more memories, in board PL deck). Of course if you're
actually
interested in SSB/
CW on VHF then go for the multi mode! (you'll need horizontally
polarized
antennas for ssb/cw rather than vertical for FM work)


JW
K9RZZ
MILWAUKEE

I hve never used ssb. I would like to try it. Is ther much action on
this? What do the two different antennas look like?