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

[Fred Stefanik]

Well....It's not the "latest and greatest" but it's still very
functional and in fact it remains my main VHF/ UHF / EME rig
today....20+ years later..(I bought mine at Dayton on closeout in
2001).  The biggest thing is does it still work properly?  If the
answer is yes then go for it!
73
Fred
N1DPM

On Thu, Sep 15, 2022 at 10:01 AM Josef 'Jeff' Sipek
<jeffpc at josefsipek.net> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Sep 13, 2022 at 19:19:11 -0400, Fred Stefanik wrote:
> > 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....
>
> Not a bad choice.  One of the questions I had when I was shopping for my
> first radio was about how often are new radios released.  Even high-end
> electronics tend to get obsoleted on yearly basis, so it was a bit of a
> shock that commercially produced rigs stick around for so long.  Don't get
> me wrong, I think this is great for multiple reasons.  It just means that
> new hams need to be told that it's ok to get something made more than 20
> years ago.
>
> 73,
>
> Jeff (AC1JR)