delqn § ham radio rig research

Note(Feb 2010): These are notes from a ham radio rig search/research, prior to the purchase of ts480 in Jan-2009. It would be interesting to see how the quoted prices change over time.

ic-703plus	ic-706mgiig	ic-718	ft-450at	ft-817nd	ft-857d	ft-897d	ts-480sat
$719	$899	$589	$749	$559	$699	$789	$899
HF, 6m	HF/6m/2m/70cm	HF	HF/6m/2m/70cm	HF/6m/2m/70cm tiny radio	HF/6m/2m/70cm too small for the breadth of functions it does	HF/6m/2m/70cm recommended over ts-489 - hard to find bad reviews	HF, 6m