I agree. I love traveling with my FT857D. It never leaves the trunk when at home and can make a mad dash to the travel cases. What it lacks in performance, it more than makes up for in size and ease of use portable.
Bob Sent from my Verizon Wireless Droid -----Original message----- From: Lester Veenstra <les...@veenstras.com> To: Kevin Whitcomb <kevinwhitc...@hotmail.com>, flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Mon, Jun 11, 2012 06:29:55 GMT+00:00 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Looking to buy a 1500 and for some advice Kevin: Not to denigrate the F:EX ( I am waiting on a 5000) but as one who has trouble finding open spaces in the passport for new visa stamps, may I suggest you look at the Yaesu FT-857, or similar. This, in the size of a book, gives 100 watts on all modes, all bands, and you do not need a laptop unless you are running digital. You do need 12V. In most travel situations, I get that with a jumper cable hooked to a car battery, with the other end modified with a connector to the radio. By the way, on the beach, I run from 8 AM to 4PM with just a 50 AH battery that I charge up at night. Les Lester B Veenstra MØYCM K1YCM W8YCM les...@veenstras.com m0...@veenstras.com k1...@veenstras.com After 15 June 2012 US Postal Address: 5 Shrine Club Drive HC84 Box 89C Keyser WV 26726 Before 15 June 2012 UK Postal Address: Dawn Cottage Norwood, Harrogate HG3 1SD, UK Telephones: Office: +44-(0)1423-846-385 Home: +44-(0)1943-880-963 Guam Cell: +1-671-929-8141 UK Cell: +44-(0)7716-298-224 US Cell: +1-240-425-7335 Jamaica: +1-876-352-7504 This e-mail and any documents attached hereto contain confidential or privileged information. The information is intended to be for use only by the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering the e-mail to the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this e-mail or any documents attached hereto is prohibited. _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/