[bars] Yasu 991A vs icom 705

[ARTHUR PIZER]

Hi Jay, nice to hear from you after all these years.  This is your former student Art Pizer from your comms theory class.  I agree with the folks that are saying 10 watts is not for the beginner on HF. It can be frustrating. It requires a lot of, patience skill and a good antenna.  100 watts is a far more versatile choice to get started. The required antenna efficiency is not as critical. Recall  that the radio I brought to your classroom demo for single sideband was 100 W radio. I made a demonstration contact with an 8 foot whip antenna out the window of the building without much difficulty. If you want the challenge of lower power, you can always turn down the power control of 100 W radio to 10 W, that way you would get the feel of it before committing to a low power rig also known as QRP. The 100 W class radios of today are less than half the size of the one I brought to your demo. Well, you can certainly find a good deal on one of those type of radios used. As a point of reference, the radio I brought with me was either an FT 900 or FT 890.  I can’t remember which one. They are both around 25 years old give or take .  No offense to the longtime friends of mine on this email thread who enjoy QRP.  this is just my opinion based on my own experience.
Art
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> On 08/15/2024 3:19 PM EDT jay weitzen via bars <bars at w1hh.org> wrote:
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> Folks, which would you prefer the Yasu 991A vs the Icom 705, both seem to be HF to 70 cm.
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