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Re: [VHFcontesting] Is FT8 Really the Problem with VHF Contests?

To: "Josef 'Jeff' Sipek" <jeffpc@josefsipek.net>
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Is FT8 Really the Problem with VHF Contests?
From: Fred Stefanik <n1dpmfred@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2022 19:19:11 -0400
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So for a new ham pick up a good used FT847 or similar for about $600 and
you'll have 100w on 160 through 6 and 50w on 144 and 432....all modes
repeater offsets etc etc....
73
Fred
N1DPM

On Tue, Sep 13, 2022, 5:21 PM Josef 'Jeff' Sipek <jeffpc@josefsipek.net>
wrote:

> On Tue, Sep 13, 2022 at 14:18:54 -0400, Dave wrote:
> ...
> > Pretty much all of the HF designs today include 6m and a 9700 is really a
> > deal compared to the "old days." Three bands, satellite, and a digital
> mode
> > for $1400ish.. Q5 also has a 5 band transverter for $2K, which while an
> > investment is certainly an inexpensive way to hit the ground running.
>
> The Q5 transverter looks really nice, but it doesn't help with the "new
> ham,
> unsure which part of the hobby will be fun long-term" aspect of it.  That's
> what I was trying to get at.  The 9700 also seems nice, but at least in my
> head it is a specialized radio - not one I'd expect new hams to consider.
> Once the person decided that they are going to stick with it, then spending
> money on it becomes easier (but is a completely different scenario).
>
> Obviously, there isn't any one single thing that's making VHF/UHF "dead".
> :(
>
> Jeff (AC1JR)
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