Don't forget the old FT-290, 490 and 690 series from Yaesu and the IC202 and 70cM versions from Icom. Great portables of their time.
On 05-Jul-11 17:40, Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) wrote:
All you need now is something that will transmit and receive in all modes at 70cm. Maybe an old FT-817, or IC-706Mk2/Mk2G, would be a good fit for your station. You're not that far away from working all the SSB/CW birds, and you seem to have a way of finding all sorts of radios (seeing your for-sale posts on different lists and forums over the years). As for the numbers of operators on VO-52 and the other SSB/CW satellites, that number is slowly growing. It may never match the numbers working FM simply due to the cost and availability of FM gear, but people are out there working those birds. Maybe we'll hook up on VO-52 sometime, or I will get my mode A situation worked out and join you on AO-7 that way. :-)