I have the Alinco DX70T at the moment which I have used very extensively
for HF mobile operation. It's a brilliant little radio which does the job
very nicely. They can be picked up at absolutely bargain prices.
The QST review of the radio says that the noise blanker is not very good. I
have found the opposite to be true and that is why I like it so much.
The Yaesu FT100 is now starting to arrive here in Australia and I will be
upgrading to that one in the next couple of months. To me it looks like the
ultimate, (to date), in the mobile radio market.
The new IC706 is not in the race here because it is about $500 more in
price. That is typical of Icom in this country.
73 de Alek, VK6APK.
At 03:24 PM 05/04/1999 -0600, you wrote:
>
>I would like to open a topic which is probably covered somewhere else, but
>this is the only ham radio forum that I read on email. I am interested in
>getting a modern exciter, such as the new HF rigs that you can fit under
>your dashboard, or hold in your hand. I don't mean the more exotic units
>like the SGC. I'm talking about the Yaesu, Icom, Kenwood, Alinco varieties.
>I'd like to do some HF moble again, last time was in the early 90s when I
>drove across country 3 times in the old van.
>
>Is there a good comparison in the magazines or online that i could read,
>before talking to AES, etc? My IC735 is still working fine, but it isn't
>exactly portable, by todays standards.
>
>John
>K5PRO
>
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