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Wow. Interesting. Everyone here hates the 450D. I absolutely love mine. I've had it for about two years now and have had ZERO problems with it. It does everything I need it to do. It's simple to operate and has all the bells and whistles I need. I'm retired and on a fixed income and the 450D fit my budget well. But, based on this unscientific poll you'd better get the 857 or 897!

As far as antennas go, everybody thinks whatever they have is the greatest and you should have it too. I happen to have a three element tri-bander Yagi on a crank-up telescoping 40' tower. A beam antenna will spoil you forever. I also have a G5RV for working 80, 40,17, and 12. I'd suggest that you start out with a GOOD G5RV (there are some crappy ones out there) or a Carolina Windom. Others will disagree with this, of course, but that's my suggestion. With a G5RV you'll need an antenna tuner. I paid $159 for my tuner and it works great.

Good luck on the exam. I know you'll pass!

Mark K7OWG

<blockquote data-quote="cycleguru" data-source="post: 444473" data-attributes="member: 36689">Wow. Interesting. Everyone here hates the 450D. I absolutely love mine. I&#039;ve had it for about two years now and have had ZERO problems with it. It does everything I need it to do. It&#039;s simple to operate and has all the bells and whistles I need.&nbsp; I&#039;m retired and on a fixed income and the 450D fit my budget well. But, based on this unscientific poll you&#039;d better get the 857 or 897!As far as antennas go, everybody thinks whatever they have is the greatest and you should have it too. I happen to have a three element tri-bander Yagi on a crank-up telescoping 40&#039; tower. A beam antenna will spoil you forever. I also have a G5RV for working 80, 40,17, and 12. I&#039;d suggest that you start out with a GOOD G5RV (there are some crappy ones out there) or a Carolina Windom. Others will disagree with this, of course, but that&#039;s my suggestion. With a G5RV you&#039;ll need an antenna tuner. I paid $159 for my tuner and it works great.Good luck on the exam. I know you&#039;ll pass!Mark K7OWG</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cycleguru, post: 444473, member: 36689"] Wow. Interesting. Everyone here hates the 450D. I absolutely love mine. I've had it for about two years now and have had ZERO problems with it. It does everything I need it to do. It's simple to operate and has all the bells and whistles I need. I'm retired and on a fixed income and the 450D fit my budget well. But, based on this unscientific poll you'd better get the 857 or 897! As far as antennas go, everybody thinks whatever they have is the greatest and you should have it too. I happen to have a three element tri-bander Yagi on a crank-up telescoping 40' tower. A beam antenna will spoil you forever. I also have a G5RV for working 80, 40,17, and 12. I'd suggest that you start out with a GOOD G5RV (there are some crappy ones out there) or a Carolina Windom. Others will disagree with this, of course, but that's my suggestion. With a G5RV you'll need an antenna tuner. I paid $159 for my tuner and it works great. Good luck on the exam. I know you'll pass! Mark K7OWG [/QUOTE]

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