-=> Richard Menedetter wrote to Richard Menedetter <=-   
      
    RM> Hi Ricsi!   
      
    RM> 24 Mar 2016 19:41, from Richard Menedetter -> All:   
      
    RM> Anybody had good/bad impressions about the Yaesu FT-450D HF   
    RM> Transceiver?   
      
    RM> Sadly I received no feedback at all ...   
    RM> so I had to try it myself.   
      
   Sorry, couldn't help, never owned or even used one, though had heard good   
   things.   
      
    RM> Arrived yesterday, and seems to be a nice lower cost transceiver.   
    RM> It also has a simple automatic antenna tuner built in (works up to an   
    RM> SWR of 3).   
      
    RM> I have not yet had much time to play with it, but it looks nice and is   
    RM> fully manageable over CAT (as usual for Yaesu).   
      
    RM> So if somebody is looking into it, it is a nice rig with a good   
    RM> price/performance ratio ;)   
      
   Cool, sounds like one to consider.  I like the IC-7000, got 2 of them, though   
   one needs a trip to the shop at some stage for repairs.  Nice radios.   
      
      
   ... Hold on a sec. A cat is tugging at my heartstrings.   
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