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Have you lugged one around? There's lots of better options the Yaesu FT-100 or 100D, the FT857, Icom IC706, Icom 7000 the Elecraft KX3 are all portable packable rigs. Just cause it has batteries inside doesn't make it a good man packable radio. Any of the above radios can be powered with battery packs that weigh a fraction of the FT897 batteries and work better. The FT897 would be my last pick for a packable radio.

[QUOTE="Hutch, post: 448824, member: 8824"] Have you lugged one around? There's lots of better options the Yaesu FT-100 or 100D, the FT857, Icom IC706, Icom 7000 the Elecraft KX3 are all portable packable rigs. Just cause it has batteries inside doesn't make it a good man packable radio. Any of the above radios can be powered with battery packs that weigh a fraction of the FT897 batteries and work better. The FT897 would be my last pick for a packable radio. [/QUOTE]

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