<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr">Good points Rick. I love my 7300 and am glad that model appealed to you. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Jason, I echo the other comments. An Amphicar makes both a terrible car and a terrible boat. (Look them up haha)</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Putting 100W VHF and UHF in the same rig introduces problems (mostly heat and complexity). I think this is why all three of the big names mostly abandoned the idea - except the IC-7100 of course. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Having VHF/UHF in the car for FM and HF in the house is a nice arrangement. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The prices of used IC-7300s have really come down. Daily I am seeing $800 or less and today I see one on QTH for $670. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">You may find a 7100, and maybe under $800. And maybe you want the most compact rig for the room which is why you asked?</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">These are good places to browse. (Buyer beware of course.)</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Used 7300s and used FT-710s seem to be in about the same ballpark lately. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?forums/ham-radio-gear-for-sale.7/" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">Ham Radio Gear For Sale | QRZ Forums</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://swap.qth.com/all.php" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">QTH.COM Ham Radio Classified Ads - Swap amateur radio HF VHF equipment buy sell trade on line</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://groups.io/g/NewEnglandDigitalSwapNet/topics" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">NewEnglandDigitalSwapNet@groups.io | Topics</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p></div><div dir="ltr">Andy KA1GTT</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Jun 5, 2025, at 11:16\u202fPM, Richard Heckbert via bars <bars@w1hh.org> wrote:<br><br></div><div dir="ltr">\ufeff
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">I apparently replied directly to Jason versus the list.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Rick \u2013 W1OLU<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Richard Heckbert <richard.heckbert@gmail.com><br>
<b>Date: </b>Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 5:31\u202fPM<br>
<b>To: </b>Jason Sanroma <jason@sanroma.net><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [bars] Icon 7100<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Hi Jason,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">I just went through trying to find my first rig. After a lot of searching I settled on either an ICOM-7300 or a Yaesu FT-991. I had only heard great things about the both
of them but I was leaning towards the Yaesu due to it being a shack-in-the-box but then I read a few other things that made me change my mind. I was having issues being heard on the Wednesday night BARS net using my Explorer QRZ-1 so I wanted to make sure
I had 2m covered. However, a LOT of people said I was better off with two rigs versus the single rig. One reason was single point of failure vs. multiple points. Another reason was I could only monitor/use one band at a time. I also heard the Yaesu menus
took some getting used to but discounted that figuring I didn\u2019t know any menu system so none would be \u201cweird\u201d to me.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">I ended up getting an ICOM-7300. I found it on eBay. It was being sold by a silent-key\u2019s daughter-in-law. The radio came with all attachments, was in fantastic shape and
also came with a practically new ALINCO power supply and an LDG-100 autotuner. I verified it was a US Spec (has an FCC ID label) as there are a ton of Japanese spec rigs on eBay. They have limited power as well as smaller bands (i.e. the BARS PART repeater
would be out of band on them). I got it for a good price and the money saved between a new one I purchased an AnyTone AT-778UV which is a 25-watt very small 2m and 70cm mobile radio. I was able to purchase the ICOM with PS and Autotuner, the Anytone and
a magmount antenna for less than the cost of a new ICOM (currently $999 after rebate). I\u2019m pretty happy with my choices although explaining to my wife why I needed another radio after the ICOM was interesting.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">I also heard great things about the ICOM\u2019s waterfall display being among the best.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">What are you trying to do with the radio? The Yaesu is more of a base rig and the ICOM-7100 is more of a mobile rig. Figure out if you\u2019re more into base operations or mobile
and that might help your decision.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Also, a lot of people are raving about the new Yaesu FTX-1 (Field or Optima configuration). Both the FT-991 and the ICOM-7300 are a few years old and getting a bit long in
the tooth so much ado about a new rig.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Let me know how you make out/which rig you choose. If you look at the BARS email archives I asked a couple of times (last month) for advice and received quite a lot of good
info here.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Rick - W1OLU</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">bars <bars-bounces@w1hh.org> on behalf of Jason Sanroma via bars <bars@w1hh.org><br>
<b>Reply-To: </b>Jason Sanroma <jason@sanroma.net><br>
<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 9:50\u202fPM<br>
<b>To: </b>"bars@w1hh.org" <bars@w1hh.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[bars] Icon 7100</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If anyone is, or knows of someone who is selling an Icom 7100 or Yaesu 991A, please reach out. I am in the market for a new radio and would like to find something cheaper than brand new.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Alternatively if anyone recommends a different radio, or has positive comments about either please let me know!<o:p></o:p></p>
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