Looking to get a new radio for mobile/portable operations, would like to have HF receive capability with SSB, and I would also like to be able to go portable with it without lugging some huge transceiver around, I know about the Yaseu FT-817 series but even those are out of my price range. Any suggestions? Even a Chinese HF rig would work too. I would also like to see what my options are for FM mobile rigs.Any good suggestions would help. Thanks!
You may need to provide more details on what you are looking for. You mention wanting a "new radio for mobile/portable operations, would like to have
HF receive capability with SSB". If you are only looking for
receive capability then any SW receiver with SSB such as the Tecsun PL-880 or equivalent would work.
Were you looking for HF SSB transmit capability too? With a Technician class license (same as I have), you don't have much in the way of transmit privileges in the HF bands. Effective antennas for HF transmit on a mobile/portable radio are also going to be a factor, for size and for cost.
You also ask what your options are for FM Mobile radios. Is that for a separate radio or did you want to combine it with the HF requirements? If you wanted all of these functions in one radio, the Yaseu FT-817 series you mention is one of the few that can do this in one package but they are not cheap.
