[VHFcontesting] Rover radio ideas?

[Steve Clifford]

I'm quite happy with the IC7000 and a Demi 222 high powre transverter.  I've
done pretty well with that combo.  I missed this last contest due to a
motorcycle accident and fractured vertebrae but I am ready to go in january
with some upgrades that will mean fewer switches between antennas and
devices.  The 7000 is a great rig in the truck.

Steve
K4GUN/R

On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 10:51 PM, Bob Burns W9RXR <w9rxr_ at rlburns.net>wrote:

> I keep thinking about getting into VHF/UHF contesting as a Rover. Dan
> Evans K9ZF exposed me to rovering 10 years ago when I found some
> operating locations for him in Eastern Kentucky and shot some photos
> for an article he got published in CQ VHF. Rovering looked like fun,
> but I never really pursued it.
>
> Well, a recent positive experience operating a portable station in a
> local HF contest has me thinking about rover operation again. The
> Limited Rover class appeals to me, so I'm thinking about what it
> would take to compete at that level. One of the considerations is, of
> course, radios.
>
> The only multi-mode radio I own is an Icom IC-746Pro, so I can
> operate 6m and 2m for starters. But, what about the other two bands?
> At the risk of starting a war, what do you guys suggest? An Icom
> IC-7000 with a transverter for 222? A Yaesu FT-736 with the band
> modules I need and bricks to up the power? Or a Yaesu FT-847 plus 222
> transverter? I occasionally see Icom IC-x75 series VHF/UHF radios
> show up at hamfests and auction sites--are they still viable?
>
> Thanks in advance for your input. Just wait 'till I ask about antennas.
> <grin>
>
> Bob...
>
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