Hello Chip, It depends on what you intend to use the rig for. If you have
a limited budget and can only afford ONE rig for now - The IC-746 is pretty
decent. It provides the internal tuner for HF use and the rig also covers 6
and 2 meters. I did not get any optional filters with mine but did find that
the twin passband tuning was quite effective. It is NOT a bad rig -
especially at the prices that a new one can be had at now! If you want one
rig to do a lot of things - then a rig like the 746 is a good choice.
Personally I prefer separate rigs for HF and VHF. For superior HF (only)
performance you would do well with either an Omni VI or Jupiter. THERE! I
think I did a great job of NOT answering your question! Sorry about that.
Hopefully, however, this information will actually provide SOME help.
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