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   Sean,   
      
      
    SD> If you're putting "stupid amounts of money" into ham radio, you need to   
    SD> re-examine why you're doing it.  I have but a humble ICOM IC-718   
    SD> matched to a myantennas.com 10-80m EFHW ... about $800 invested into   
    SD> that setup ... and I can work the world just fine with it, even in   
    SD> rotten conditions.  I'm doing a lot more digital work these days though   
    SD> I prefer SSB.   
      
     That ICOM IC-718 is the basic no frills get your feet wet in HF rig. That's   
   what we had in that HF Railroad Mobile station, noted in the video on my QRZ   
   profile.   
      
    SD> Give yourself some credit.  You may have actually learned something and   
    SD> just not realized it.   
      
     The electronics and math weren't my forte', but I found the other stuff   
   fascinating.   
      
    SD> I rarely use DX spotting in contests.  It's more fun to do the "hunt   
    SD> and pounce" method for me that way.   
      
     Contesting was never my forte' -- but as you said, there's something in   
   the hobby for everybody.   
      
   Daryl, WX4QZ   
      
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