> In terms of casual contesting, the Icom 718 is a great value in an HF
> rig-DSP, built in keyer, easy to use
> for less than $550, but I don't think anyone would consider it the "best"
> contest rig for HF. Of course it is better
> than having no contest rig at all.
Hey, I won my first CQ certificate with that lil' IC-718. :-) For $550 it may
actually be the best HF contesting rig in that price range, although the HW-101
I just restored does a bang up job digging out weak ones on 40 meters.
We're good at comparing apples and oranges, aren't we?
73,
--Alex KR1ST
http://www.kr1st.com
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