Wow Rob, you ran the guy off with that response...I thought I was on a different forum for a sec...
I had to register to reply to this....
I'm a Tech with a FT897d. I tx on the frequencies allowed for my license. I Rx on just about everything, just for fun.
I'll upgrade eventually. But I'm 200 miles from a testing center.
Nothing wrong with that at all, IMHO.
Luke