Comments on: recommendation for amateur radio transciever? http://www.cq-hams.com/recommendation-for-amateur-radio-transciever/ New and Used Amateur Radio Equipment Sat, 10 Sep 2011 14:51:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: vibroplex http://www.cq-hams.com/recommendation-for-amateur-radio-transciever/comment-page-1/#comment-144 vibroplex Sun, 31 May 2009 12:45:18 +0000 http://www.cq-hams.com/recommendation-for-amateur-radio-transciever/#comment-144 Sadly, you won't find very many modern transceivers in the $200 range, certainly not new ones, and probably not even used ones. You can get used hybrid transceivers from the 1980's for that price, but you will be stuck with vacuum tube technology. Long distance transmissions are much more a factor of frequency and antenna type than power. We are right at the bottom of the 11-year sunspot cycle at the moment, so about the only semi-reliable bands for DX work are 20 meters and 17 meters (14 MHz and 18 MHz respectively). I'm not certain about your "jungle" reference. If you're planning on going to a remote place where commercial power is not available, you'll also be looking at buying a generator and fuel to operate it. I don't want to dash your hopes, but you're going to need substantially more than $200 for reliable, long distance transmissions from jungles. I wish you well. Sadly, you won’t find very many modern transceivers in the $200 range, certainly not new ones, and probably not even used ones.

You can get used hybrid transceivers from the 1980′s for that price, but you will be stuck with vacuum tube technology.

Long distance transmissions are much more a factor of frequency and antenna type than power. We are right at the bottom of the 11-year sunspot cycle at the moment, so about the only semi-reliable bands for DX work are 20 meters and 17 meters (14 MHz and 18 MHz respectively).

I’m not certain about your “jungle” reference. If you’re planning on going to a remote place where commercial power is not available, you’ll also be looking at buying a generator and fuel to operate it.

I don’t want to dash your hopes, but you’re going to need substantially more than $200 for reliable, long distance transmissions from jungles. I wish you well.

]]> By: billcroghan http://www.cq-hams.com/recommendation-for-amateur-radio-transciever/comment-page-1/#comment-143 billcroghan Sat, 30 May 2009 18:52:27 +0000 http://www.cq-hams.com/recommendation-for-amateur-radio-transciever/#comment-143 You did not indicate what class of license you hold. For long range, from the jungle you will need HF radios. Not likely to find anything new around 200 dollars, but the 10 year older solid state rigs sometimes go for that price. I'm still using my 12 year old Yaesu 757. that model goes for about $300 on ebay . You did not indicate what class of license you hold. For long range, from the jungle you will need HF radios. Not likely to find anything new around 200 dollars, but the 10 year older solid state rigs sometimes go for that price. I’m still using my 12 year old Yaesu 757. that model goes for about $300 on ebay .

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