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Icom 7300 seems to be the standard these days, beginner on up, at a good price. that with a decent dipole you’d be cruising. personally I have a Yaesu FTDX 3000, another solid radio but a bit more money.
It depends new or used and size of your wallet, but leave plenty of room for accessories.Any recommendations for a beginner HAM base station? Considering at the Yaesu FT-450D. Price point is good, willing to spend a bit more though. Thanks for the advise!
I'd say make your ownI just picked up a 7300. Looking for recommendations on a good multi band dipole.
Our house has a metal roof. Would a vertical VHF/UHF base antenna on a magnetic mount be feasible?
The 450D is $3-500 less than the 7300. If the OP thinks the 450D is a good price point, I doubt he’s in the market for a 7300.
After rebate the 7300 is currently only a $200 difference between the 450D.
Well damn - I didn’t know there was a rebate out there. My apologies.
My wife surprised me with a Yaesu FT-991A, but I was looking at that and the Icom 7300. Now I’m just waiting for a couple of antennas that should be here Saturday and then I will what happens.
I have been really torn on the 991A... All my other gear is Icom, but I really want a shack in a box that I can unplug and throw in the RV for camping trips (vs having multiple radio clutter in our small travel trailer). Ive played with both the 7300 and the 991A at HRO, but some real world feedback from a NES member is always appreciated. Enjoy!
That's a good wife and she knows that may be the better of the two. Let me make one suggestion with a rig like that, get some dummy loads for the outputs that you won't use.Well damn - I didn’t know there was a rebate out there. My apologies.
My wife surprised me with a Yaesu FT-991A, but I was looking at that and the Icom 7300. Now I’m just waiting for a couple of antennas that should be here Saturday and then I will what happens.
I like him. He's got a Andy Rooney thing going for himself. LOLCheck out the Dave Casler reference station videos on YouTube. Lot of good info there for setting up a beginner station.
They are nice rigs, myself I'd lean towards the Yeasu FT 991A if I already didn't have enough coverage.Last Spring I was in the market to upgrade my station. I was torn between the Icom IC-7300 and the Kenwood TS-590SG. I went with the 590 but it was really a flip of the coin. One of the main reasons I went with the 590 is because most of my HF transceivers over the years have been Kenwoods and all the auxiliary gear I had worked with them (I still own and operate three TS-850s). It was basically plug and play when I brought the 590 home. That being said, the 7300 is no slouch either for the money.
Belatedly, a few very abstract points made with no consideration for the specific radios involved:I have been really torn on the 991A... All my other gear is Icom, but I really want a shack in a box that I can unplug and throw in the RV for camping trips (vs having multiple radio clutter in our small travel trailer). Ive played with both the 7300 and the 991A at HRO, but some real world feedback from a NES member is always appreciated. Enjoy!
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