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Stay very far a way from clown in Greece. First there is no such thing as high power FT857. 2nd, you can beat his price here, in the USA.
http://www.randl.com/shop/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=340&products_id=38079
http://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-007098...
Stay very far away from 10 meter cb's. The 857d is a nice radio, So is the IC 7100 by Icom. Remember the difference between 100 and 200 watts is 3db, or 1/2 a S unit.
Rich
You will find a lot more good ops on ham radio than cb.To give a example, I worked an op at his deer camp in Texas, we talked deer hunting in Michigan and Texas for about 30 minutes. And I now have an open invitation to hunt hog in Texas. A CB'er is just happy top hear his "number".
Rich
The difference between solid state and tube anymore is more personal preference. Tube amps will be a little more forgiving. YOU can buy an ALS1300 or an AL800 for about the same price. They will both do 1200 watts PEP. The tube will tune into a higher swr then the 1300. The 1300, though, to...
I have had Daiwa in the past, great product. But compare this on to this.
http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-891
That is why a I said it looks Chinese.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/152093672588?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
As you can it is the copper plate that makes the difference.
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The backside of the board is heatsink...
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