I have carried a TS-50 to the Philippines many times for contesting there.
They are cheaper now than when I bought mine about 10 years ago. Please
see:
http://www.arrl.org/contests/soapbox/index.html?con_id=24&call=k6acz
73 & GL
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kristinn Andersen" <andersen@simnet.is>
To: <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2005 5:02 PM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] A portable rig that would serve well for contesting
too?
> Hi:
>
>
>
> As an alternative to my relatively large IC746 base station rig, I am
> considering buying a more portable rig that would also work well as a
> backup
> for contesting - primarily RTTY and CW. Some candidates of the current
> crop
> include:
>
>
>
> Icom IC-706MKIIG (been around for a while)
>
> Icom IC-7000 (not available yet?)
>
> Icom IC-718 (the "beginner's" rig)
>
> Yaesu FT-897D (rugged looks, internal battery option)
>
> Elecraft K2 (kit, good RX performance)
>
> ... and others.
>
>
>
> Do you have any comments on these or others as contesting rigs?
> Performance
> under strenuous operation, ease of use (not requiring too much menu
> browsing
> for common functions), contest functionality (such as a button for
> listening
> on the TX freq).
>
>
>
> 73 - Kris, TF3KX
>
> http://www.simnet.is/net/tf3kx
>
>
>
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