I'm looking for a Mobile/Base FM rig that will cover 6M, 2M and 440 MHz. I
see the Yaesu FT-8900R fits the bill, but are there any other rigs out
there?

BTW, how common is 6M FM anyway? Could I expect some interesting DX in FM
mode when 6M opens up?

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Bob D. ND9B

Rigs like the Icom IC-706 and IC-7000 come to mind. These give you
those bands as well as HF. The advantage to radios like this is that
you can operate SSB on 6-meters. I think you would be much better of
with SSB than FM if you are interested in DX.

Dick - W6CCD

On Wed, 2 May 2007 22:41:01 -0400, "Bob D."
wrote:

I'm looking for a Mobile/Base FM rig that will cover 6M, 2M and 440 MHz. I
see the Yaesu FT-8900R fits the bill, but are there any other rigs out
there?

BTW, how common is 6M FM anyway? Could I expect some interesting DX in FM
mode when 6M opens up?


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Dick wrote:
Rigs like the Icom IC-706 and IC-7000 come to mind. These give you
those bands as well as HF. The advantage to radios like this is that
you can operate SSB on 6-meters. I think you would be much better of
with SSB than FM if you are interested in DX.

FM is not allowed on 6m in many places. If you are looking for that rare
east-west DX outside of the U.S. you find that although your signal
reaches there, no one can reply.

Geoff.

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Bob D. wrote:
I'm looking for a Mobile/Base FM rig that will cover 6M, 2M and 440 MHz. I
see the Yaesu FT-8900R fits the bill, but are there any other rigs out
there?

BTW, how common is 6M FM anyway? Could I expect some interesting DX in FM
mode when 6M opens up?


You are correct. The FT8900 would fit that bill. A number of years
ago, Standard (amateur) was bought out by Vertex yaesu. One of the
absoluetely BEST rigs that has ever been manufactured and designed for
ham use was the Standard C5900. I own 4 of them. It covered 6m, 2m and
70cm FM. They are not made anymore of course, however, the FT8900 looks
very close in appearance to the C5900. From what I have heard though,
the FT8900 does not have the receiver performance of the C5900.

My recommendation, if you can find one for sale (they show up on Ebay
from time to time), is to get a C5900 that is in good condition.

Rigs like the Icom IC-706 and IC-7000 come to mind. These give you
those bands as well as HF. The advantage to radios like this is that
you can operate SSB on 6-meters. I think you would be much better of
with SSB than FM if you are interested in DX.


The Yaesu FT-817 comes to mind, too, if you can get by with only 5
watts.


Ed