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Watt
Junior Member
Username: Watt
Post Number: 13
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, May 02, 2004 - 8:47 pm: | 
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The Icom 781 is the best IMO. Actually there is no real answer to this question cuz it is all based on personal pref. applied to what YOU are looking for in a radio. One mans junk is anothers treasure. |
Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 2285
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, May 02, 2004 - 9:47 pm: |
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I guess the best radio is the one that I am talking on at the time.
As they all have different feature's, I love them all!
Now Favorite Radio is a different topic. 
Lon
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Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 1208
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, May 02, 2004 - 9:57 pm: |
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Radios ARE a matter of what you need ..... One of the longest produced radios is the FT-840 and SHORTEST produced was a FT-100 or 100D. Many good radios are out there although one should AVOID long out of production units like ATLAS CLEGG HALICRAFTERS..... Just TRY and get parts. If you want MY opinion in the 500-900 dollar range there are no bad radios PERSONLY i like the ft-840 as a hf base but several DC-DAYLIGHT units like the IC-706, FT-857 and kenwood ts-50 hf radios are well worth looking into. AVOID USED RADIOS unless your VERY shure of what your buying. |
Yankee
Intermediate Member
Username: Yankee
Post Number: 115
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, May 02, 2004 - 10:43 pm: |
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Yes, both Bruce and myself learned a hard lesson on E-Bay buying. Buyer beware on used radio equipment. Yankee |
Pig040
Intermediate Member
Username: Pig040
Post Number: 394
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Monday, May 03, 2004 - 9:43 am: |
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I love my Kenwood TS 850 S it is the best ham style radio I have ever owned as far as ease of use, and durability. The old Yaesu 101 has louder audio though. |
