Dave Bushong wrote:

Hans Johansson wrote:

Hi all,
What is your practical experience of all these new very small (and
attractive) HF transceivers?
Can they deliver good quality with that small foot print?

cheers,
Hans / SM0IMJ


Hello Hans,

You sound like someone who has been "out of the hobby" for a while. Is
that true?

Remember: things have been changing fast in high-tech! The latest small
radios are just great for occasional/moderate/mobile users. I have a
radio in my car that covers 160M through 70 cm, 100 watts, CW and voice,
and it's about the size of a large paperback novel. (Yaesu FT-100)

The short answer is: Yes, they are very good, and VERY competitive,
which is good for us, the consumer.

My advice is that you try to put your hands on the front panel of a
radio that you want to buy, in case you have big fat fingers like I
have! Stick with the major brands, and go to arrl.org and other sites
that have reviews.

All the best, and 73,
Dave
KZ1O



Hi Dave,
Yes you're right ;-) I was very active in the 70's and 80's but since then
it has been more of; children, house, golf, motorcycle, etc.
I was just about to pull out my Drake TR4CW from the storage but realized
that I would probably need something more modern and also "smaller".
Something that could slip down in one of the saddle bags on the motorcycle
would be great ;-)
Now I have heard from a number of sources that these new, small HF
transceivers are actually really good. I will most certainly try to get my
hand on one for a weekend or two and check them out.

Thanks for you input Dave,
cheers,
Hans