#YAESU ALL BAND TRANSCEIVER MOBILE PLUS#
My preference is for a single antenna which seems possible with the 8900 (though the reviews on the quad antennas are mixed) whereas the all-band FT-857/897 and the IC-7000 seem to require at least two antennas and possibly at a higher cost (I'm looking at the Atlas-120 and the Tarheel II plus ? for the other bands). Which reminds me, I still have no idea which way to go regarding antenna(s) for the rig. On that note, I'd originally hoped to keep the cost under $500 but that now seems unrealistic once a quality antenna is added. I have a friend that will happily buy my 8900 which has never been out of the box, so that's at least out of the financial equation. So, any recommendations other than what I am already considering? And what's the vote between these?
#YAESU ALL BAND TRANSCEIVER MOBILE FULL#
However, it seems foolish not to buy something with the widest possible band coverage that my license allows - and that means the all-band radios, which will satisfy the scanner-like ability to monitor commercial and public service bands, but it appears I will lose cross-band repeat and dual receive in order to gain the full HF spectrum. In the end, I really like the idea of cross band repeat (I plan to buy a hand-held sometime this summer) I also like the ability to listen to one frequency while scanning another band, and the ability to receive so many commercial and public service bands rather than add a dedicated scanner (basically all the features that led me to the 8900 initially). After a lot of reading on I've also been looking at the Icom IC-7000 but it sounds like the IC-7200 could be approved and available any day now (or so the story goes for the past year +). On the recommendation of George here on mud, I've been looking at the Yaesu FT-857 and FT-897 radios. I'm a beginner HAM and I'm concerned I'll buy something and then regret it (at least to the extent that I could have bought something with many more features for just a bit more $$). Having obtained my general class license, I've been seriously looking at an HF radio and I have to say I'm rather lost.
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