Looking for a good rig. 800 or so bucks or less

[Mr Clean]

Want a good SSB rig. Thinking of going for my ticket. Somthing for 11 meters also. I have a Heil PR780 mic so it needs to work well with this. What do you guys recomend. Have been getting some ideas from Eham. The 850 from Kenwood looks intresting! Thanks.

 

[Happy_Hamer]

The Kenwoods have the best audio in my opinion. You will be happy with that choice. The FT-940 is an AUDIO MONSTER.

Good luck let us know what you find

 

[Fuzzybr]

SSB rig

Mr Clean,
I sold Happy Hammer one of the best values on the market to date,an Icom 718. Don't know if he still has it, but I missed it so bad I bought another one.
Also I live at Princeton Mr Clean.you have talked to me before
Fuzzy
Triple1 on ssb

 

[Mr Clean]

Hello Fuzz good to see ya on here. Yes its the one and only. I have a question for you. I will PM you. Good to see yo on here!

 

[bioman]

i agree on the kenwood audio as well.........

pick up a ts-930 or 940 and use the leftover cash for a 2M if youre thinking of getting your ticket......


i love my TM-271A


scott

 

[Mr Clean]

Im going to look at a TS850 Kenwood this week somtime. If I buy new that Icom 718 may be just what I need to get started. Thanks for the coments!

 

[W5LZ]

I just happen to have this TS-850sat, and if I can locate the radio I'm interested in, the '850 might be for sale (if 'they' wouldn't be interested in trading)...
Forgetting about that for a minute, I think you might like an '850. As far as I'm concerned, Kenwood only made two very good radios, the
Ts-850 and the one I'm looking for (none'ya'bidnez till I get one! ). That's just an opinion, so take it for what it's worth.
- 'Doc

 

[freecell]

just sold in the last days of october........

Kenwood TS850SAT Ham Radio Transceiver

 

[W5LZ]

...! For that price I'd sell mine NOW!
- 'Doc

 

[bob85]

950sdx ts930S
i have heared some sweet sounding 870's on 80 but i like real crystal/mechanical filters,
i always liked the clean tight ts930 receiver for a synthesiser radio, tx aint bad either when the bias circuit is working propperly but it has no fm which i need,
a well run old 830s can sound wonderfull to my ears on ssb,
in more recent years kenwood had a man with badly adjusted deafaids design their latest VOGAD efforts,

now what does doc do most on his radio so we can have a guess:?:

 

[bob85]

:shock:

 

[KingCobra_CDX882]

Although admittedly out of your requested $800 range
Is quite hard to beat the Icom IC-7000

It sounds great even with stock mike
better with a good mike

works great

Sorry
but sometimes is worth it to pay a bit more

also the 706 MKIIG works very well (and in your range)
but no where as good as IC-7000
(although both are easy to get to 11 meters)

was the 706 MKIIG i got before i got my ticket
after a few months was when i was like
i need my ticket...lol

Let us know what you get

 

[Mr Clean]

I guess you are right Cobra about nice things are not cheap but im just getting into the ham thing and besides the TS 850 got a 4.8 out of 5 buy over 90 hams on Eham for its sound quality and receive. Are they all wrong? When I first got into cb I did not have a great setup but it has progressed with time.I make a fine living and could spend 10000 bucks for a top of the line rig if I thought I had to have the best but this will be just a hobby with me. Not my life.

 

[airplane1]

I am always interrested in the negitive comments over the positive in the eham reviews because I think it tells me more about the rig or whatever I am thinking of buying.

I was thinking the same as you but ended up spending a little more for a IC-7000 and never regret it. I got everything I will ever need as I advance the radio hobby and it is a very alsome radio.

Good luck in whatever you get.

Roger

 

[W5LZ]

CORSAIR,
'double' that guess and you'd almost be there.
- 'Doc