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Richard,<br>
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The choice between a 7300 and a 991A is hardly settling IMHO -
either is a good choice.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/13/2025 7:54 PM, Richard Heckbert
via bars wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Which leaves
me with still needing the 2nd half of my shack. Something
that at least does 2m. People have mentioned various radios
like the Anytone AT-778UV as well as TYT TH-9800 (I know, back
to the shack-in-a-box) or a Yaesu FT-150 or 300. Something a
bit more powerful than my 5w HT.</span></p>
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I have an AT-778UV in the car. Since retiring I don't drive much so
I didn't want an expensive mobile unit and, since it is only a 25W
unit, I have good success using a cigarette lighter \\\\\\\\\\
excuse me, a 12V socket and with a mag mount, since it's small, it's
easy to switch between cars.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">What does
everyone use for VHF and getting on the weekly net? Do most
people have multiple rigs? Any recommendations for fairly
inexpensive can\u2019t-miss rigs?</span></p>
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In the shack, I have an Icom 7600 for HF and an Icom 5100 for
144/440 FM and D-STAR. I don't really care for D-STAR on the 5100 as
I find it to cumbersome to use. I'm hardly a techno-phobe having
spent a career in system software development I just don't care for
it, YMMV. I also have a Open Spot 4 Pro tuned to the 5100 second
receiver. That gives me easy access to DSTAR, Fusion and, DMR.<br>
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73 Tony W1DYS<br>
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