[digitalradio] Need your help picking HF radio.

2009-12-25 Thread kd7jeh
Merry Christmas to the Group, I am looking to buy another HF radio for PSK/digital. I am asking what features I look for and why. Next question, what radio offers more bang for the money and why? I would like to buy new but will consider a used one of older model not in current production.

[digitalradio] Re: Need your help picking HF radio.

2009-12-25 Thread obrienaj
The TS2000 has lots of bang for the buck, HF, 2M, 6M, 70 cm, IF DSP. The TS480 has been labeled by some here as the best radio for digital modes. Icom746 Pro has good reviews. Icom 7000 also. Features, I am no expert in this area,but ability to control or at least turn off/on the AGC is

[digitalradio] dummies guide

2009-12-25 Thread David Michael Gaytko // WD4KPD
hi andy looking forward to a PSKREPORTER/MULTIPSK FOR DUMMIES. any plans ? david/wd4kpd

Re: [digitalradio] Techs on HF digital

2009-12-25 Thread Rik van Riel
On 12/15/2009 12:55 PM, Gary wrote: I thought I'd run something up the flagpole and see if anyone salutes: I would imagine, the license limitations would have to state something like a maximum of 300 baud and 500 Hz bandwidth with a 200 watt power limit. There may be other limitations that

Re: [digitalradio] Techs on HF digital

2009-12-25 Thread DANNY DOUGLAS
I do not understand the instance of 200 or more watts. Most gear made in the past, and even the majority of rigs made today, run 100 watts. Lets keep it to that, or lower, to avoid pushing everyone into thinking they need an amp for digital modes. It becomes a rat race, with the biggest rat

[digitalradio] Need your help picking HF radio.

2009-12-25 Thread Alan Wilson
I'd have to go with the Yaesu ft-857D, it does it all with a small footprint, reasonable price and very dependable...73, es merry christmas...Alan

RE: [digitalradio] Re: Need your help picking HF radio.

2009-12-25 Thread Rod Lane
I'm having more fun on HF than I've ever had before since I bought the Flex-3000 radio. I don't think I can go back to a conventional HF rig. With this much control and display, it's like looking at the HF spectrum out a picture window instead of through a keyhole.

Re: [digitalradio] Need your help picking HF radio.

2009-12-25 Thread Tim N9PUZ
I don't know if it's the ultimate or not but I'm very happy with my nearly 1 year old Icom IC-7200. It is fairly compact and has IF level DSP. Probably the nicest digital mode feature though is the radio has it's own sound card circuitry. You connect from your computer to the USB port built

Re: [digitalradio] Need your help picking HF radio.

2009-12-25 Thread Phil Barnett
On Fri, 2009-12-25 at 15:46 +, kd7jeh wrote: Merry Christmas to the Group, I am looking to buy another HF radio for PSK/digital. I am asking what features I look for and why. Next question, what radio offers more bang for the money and why? I would like to buy new but will consider

Re: [digitalradio] Need your help picking HF radio.

2009-12-25 Thread mikea
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