On 08/12/16, Corey Reichle said the following...   
       
    CR> Well, it was before my time, so to speak.  I've been licensed since   
    CR> 2008, and at that time, the FT-817, 857, and 897's were the "bee's   
    CR> knees".   
      
   Only been licensed since 2011 myself. I bought the 847 used. Completed WAS   
   and most of DXCC on it before I built a K3. It was great because I could use   
   it for 2m SSB or for a repeater, etc. I thought it was decent on HF but   
   didn't really have anything else to compare it to at the time.   
      
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