Hi All,
Hope everyone had / are having a great holiday!
Thanks for all the tips regarding small rigs and downsizing my Rover.
Many of the responses couldn't understand why I would want to give up
the performance of my full size rig and transverter setup. And I admit,
I am pretty hesitant to do so. However, trying to setup an Icom 746, 2
transverters, transverter interface, IF switch box, meters, amps,
inverter, rotor controls, logging computer, mics and keys, and about a
mile of connecting cables in the cab of a Ford Ranger pickup is quite a
burden. So my main motivation is physical size.
And some day I would like to add a 2m FM rig, TNC, second computer, more
bands, more amps, and a second op sure would be nice. But right now
it's impossible!
I'll be buying a bigger truck soon, I hope. But even then I'll have to
be creative, unless I buy a bus :-)
The smaller rig would be a big help, but I haven't convinced myself to
let go of the transverters yet though. I also do some HF portable
contesting and maybe HF mobile contesting in the future... So it would
be asking a lot for any rig to fit in to my operating style :-)
Still thinking it over,
73
Dan
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