[VHFcontesting] Best contesting rig

[Alex]

> 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