For newb's
- Apr 3, 2023
- 1 min read
With our club gaining some new members of late, and that most of them will be entering in to the new and exciting world of Amateur Radio for the first time, it can be very daunting in trying to select a new radio..
I am keen to get our members ideas and thoughts on what would be a good transceiver for our newb's.
I have tried to pick Mobile or Semi Portable Transceiver with at least Dual Band, and also Base Station / Mobile HF.
Prices vary between these radios..
Simply click on your selection, and it will be counted.
A good Newb's Mobile/Port. Transceiver
0%Icom IC-705 HF/VHF/UHF DStar
0%Yaesu FT-2980R
0%Yaesu FTM-300DR
0%Yaesu FTM-400XDR
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HF / Base Station
0%Icom IC-7300
0%Icom IC-705
0%Yaesu FT-710 AESS
0%Yaesu FT-991A HF/VHF/UHF
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Have fun..
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This is such a complicated issue as the new ham most likely has no idea of want he wants and probably wants to do everything. After owning a FTdx101D, IC-9700. I have found myself back in the box of a modest system of an FT-897D for 10 metres SSB. 6 Metres SSB and 2 metres SSB. The FT-2900 is used as my main FM rig for local repeaters. I would forgo the handheld radios as even though they maybe the most economical entry point, you miss out on so much fun on other bands. Though I do own one for D-Star.
An FT-991A will return fun for investment on HF SSB, VHF SSB/FM and UHF SSB? and FM. The spectru…