Hello Tom,

  TW> There is little activity in some places so you might want ot ask
    > arround to ohter hams as to what you might be missing. Then
    > decide if the extra cost is really worth it.

70cm gets me onto IRLP, which gives me a way to talk to hams in the U.S.
and Canada (and hopefully people back home in Britain once I get the
paperwork sorted out).  I'll also get to talk to some friends who I know
use 70cm and I can benefit from antennae with a lower wind load. Eventually
I look forward to a working HF setup, but even then I plan to keep 70cm
around.

  TW> Actualy check on the Internet at the HRO and AES Ham store web
    > sites to see what used gear that have. If you buy from them will
    > bew fully checked out and operational.

The more hams tell me that, the more comfortable I feel going down that
route.  Thanks.

73,
  - Andy, KB9YLW

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