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Well let's see.........the Yaesu FT-857D or the Icom 706 Mk 2G come to
mind right away.

Of those two above..... what do you like best and why?

I HAD an ICOM 706 MK IIG and now I have an FT-897, the 897 is the same
rig pretty much as the 857 only it has a bigger box for batteries to be
added for portable ops. I got rid of the 706 because the DSP was done in the
audio stages and not in the IF where it belongs. I also think the 897 has a
better receiver. The 706 is not a BAD rig, I am just more demanding for what
I want to do. Have you considered PSK-31?