I'd suggest you purchase a used ID-800 and I have seem them purchased for $350-400.00 I purchased two for $400.00. Tom - W4UOC In a message dated 2/13/2010 10:50:05 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, don.bo...@earthlink.net writes:
I am trying to decide between the Icom 2200H or the Icom 880. The 2200 is a single band and needs the digital board for D-Star. The 880 is a dual band and comes D-Star ready. The 2200 goes for around $150 and the digital board is about $200 for a total under $400 while the 880 goes for around $500. My current thoughts are to get the 2200 now and the digital board later when funds are available. Thoughts, comments? -- Don Bowen KI6DIU _http://www.braingarhttp://www.brhttp://www.brainhttp://www.b_ (http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/Journal.html)