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Does anyone know of any decent priced high quality ham radio transceivers?
I am just getting into ham radio and I am hoping to get my general class license soon. I am aiming to get an HF transceiver that is priced low (under $800), but is also good quality. If possible VHF/UHF capabilities would be appreciated but not necessary. My top two preferred brands would be Icom or Yaesu, but if there are other high quality decent priced brands, then I would be happy to look into those.
Would someone please tell me the price of the yaesu FT-450?
Welcome to ham radio!
If you don’t need the radio to be small for your car, the Yaesu FT-450 is a great choice:
http://www.yaesu.com/indexVS.cfm?cmd=DisplayProducts&ProdCatID=102&encProdID=870B3CA7CFCB61E6A599B0EFEA2217E4&DivisionID=65&isArchived=0
It is in your price range too. You can get an aftermarket power supply for it and save a lot compared to the Yaesu supply.
http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/hamhf/0450.html
VE3EN Shack March 2010. Icom 7700, Yaesu FT-847, Icom 756 Pro 2