After posting about the FT-817 I bought on ebay that had the optional extras and I was just after the TCXO! it got me thinking as I have a few items in the shack that I wasn't using. A Target HF-3 shortwave receiver that I bought at a rally to use as test receiver when I build things and the Anytone AT-878 handheld which I bought for mobile use.
The handheld ended up being a APRS tracker in the car as I'm not fussed on DMR and FM is quiet up here during the day. The HF-3 receiver got put on the bench and ended up listening to 1215KHz most of the time and as the receiver didn't have all the modes so it was limited, so I decided to sell them both and over the weekend they went quite quickly!
I've decided the FT-817 will replace both of them and can be used as my portable/mobile radio or as a bench receiver among other things. If it gets dirty or scratched I won't be to fussed I will get more use out of the 817 than I did of the handheld and SW receiver.
Still do I keep the filter or let it go? I don't really have a need for it but will I kick myself later on which is more the question!
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