On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 11:07:39AM -0700, Alan Wilson wrote: > I'd have to go with the Yaesu ft-857D, it does it all with a small > footprint, reasonable price and very dependable.
+1 Make sure it's the 857D, not the base FT-857; some of the base 857s have a problem with runaway oscillation on 6m, as I found out the hard way, but I've never had a problem with my 857D. If you get the optional all-in-1 hand mike, you can control everything on the radio except squelch level with the mike. The FT-857D works very well with Ham Radio Deluxe and with MixW, too. If you are willing to spend a bit more, you can get the FT-897D, bit brother to the FT-857D. The menu system is very similar, it can use that same all-in-1 hand mike, and you can run it through HRD and MixW, too. Both radios use the same programming software, too. Nice rigs. -- Mike Andrews, W5EGO mi...@mikea.ath.cx Tired old sysadmin
