Subj : Re: great 1st contact on new rig
To   : Andrew Haworth
From : Corey Reichle
Date : Fri Aug 12 2016 08:41 am

 AH> Were you a fan of the Yaesu FT-847 by any chance? That was my first
 AH> radio, HF, 6M, 2M and 440 in one package. I don't have that one any
 AH> more, but I do have an FT-817nd for fun and a K3 as my main rig.

Well, it was before my time, so to speak.  I've been licensed since 2008, and
at that time, the FT-817, 857, and 897's were the "bee's knees".

I do love my 817nd and 857D, though.  Top-notch radios, IMO, even if they do
suffer from their "shack in a box" design when compared to the K3.


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