On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 08:28:37 -0600, ml wrote:

hi

I was thinking about getting a very small radio to use backpack /travel
portable

small size is what i am after but i also want more than flea power
.(ie 20w) in fact 100 is my target. and all bands

i thought about the 897d it' a great rig has everything i need (all
band but weighs a ton

the 857mobile rig or 100d might be a possibility

the sgc i believe is discontinued?




The SGC 2020 is discontinued, as is the Yaesu FT-100D

The 857 is essentially the same rig as the 897 without the battery pack,
once you add in a battery for portable use, the weight will be about the
same. One advantage of the 897 is that has bigger controls than the 857.

Personally I use a Icom 703 for portable work. 10 Watts is enough most of
the time.


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Alex/AB2RC