Thanks for the suggestions Danny and all. If someone has an extra radio
in this category who might be interested in a trade, I have a Braille+
Mobile manager from APH running latest software that I would be willing
to trade even. It is in perfect condition. If you don't know what this
is and would like to read about it, you can navigate on over to:
http://tech.aph.org/pda_info.htm
to learn all you need to know.
Thanks again everyone.
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> Hi Richard, you've gotten some good suggestions, to which I'd add,
> Kenwood TS430, which has eight memories, and although has no voice cynth, is
> a pretty useable radio. Also the Kenwood TS140S, which has 32 I believe it
> is, memories, twelve or so of which can be set up to encase portions of
> different bands, IE, EG, the cw and or phone portions of particular bands,
> to keep you from transmitting out of your licensed bands. the 140 doesn't
> have voice cynth either, but the 140 and I believe the 430 as well, both of
> which can be modded for general coverage xmit and receive, can be
> equiped/with a very hard to find interface, to work with a millenium qsyer,
> but these radios can be used with work arounds, and can be found for around
> $300 on the used market,/I know a couple of folks who fix up and sell them
> from time to time/I'm not making anything on any of this.)
> Another fine radio that sometimes goes for around 3 to 350, although many
> times costs more, is the ts440, which has a hundred memories, and can be
> fitted with the VS1 speech chip. There have been some real problems with
> some of the 440s, but if you get a good one, you've got a fine radio.
> Tentec Argosy, both the analog and the digital models can be found for
> around that, and though not general coverage, do give you 80, 40, 30, 20,
> 15, and 10 meters. They can be fitted with a Freqmite, which gives cw read
> out of the frequency you're on,
> I very much agree with thoughts about the Icom IC718, they're fine radios,
> with front facing speaker and a direct entry keypad built in. Lots of
> choices for sure. If I can help in any way, let me know, and you'll get
> some might good input from folks on this list. Danny Dyer, Wb4idu.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard Wells" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, April 29, 2011 4:52 PM
> Subject: Least Expensive Way To Go HF
>> What are the thoughts of those on this list on the least expensive way
>> to get on the HF bands with a multiband radio? Where should I start? As
>> I have said, I really have no idea what's out there these days and I
>> really don't know where to begin my search. I believe the antenna
>> situation can be handled by the local group if I can find a radio. I
>> might even have computer stuff to trade for a radio if anyone does that
>> kind of thing.
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