Subj : First HF rig recommendati
To   : Gate Keeper
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Sun Aug 28 2022 09:06 am

 GK> You cant go wrong with an Icom IC-718. Its one of the best entry level
 GK> rigs Icom has ever made. They sell for around $500

  That's the rig I operated on, and the last time I worked HF...20 meter
railroad mobile...on the Arkansas and Missouri Railroad Memorial Day 
Troop Train, back in May, 2009, on the former Frisco line between Monett, 
Missouri, and Fort Smith, Arkansas...although the trip ran from Springdale 
to Van Buren.

  A video to that on YouTube is at the hyperlink off of my QRZ bio, and 
look for the file "My Ham Radio Bio". We were using a 20 meter hamstick
antenna on the back of a restored Harlan and Hollingsworth 1927 passenger
car, and operated from the "cramped" Conductor's Cabin.

  They advertised that as a "get your feet wet in HF" rig...and while it's
a "no frills HF rig", it's great for someone wanting to learn HF operations,
or for those who don't want to spend every waking moment on the air (there
such a thing called "life" that gets in the way).

Daryl, WX4QZ

.... H.A.M. Radio Operator - H)ave A)nother M)eal.
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