The ICOM 710 is the industry standard, very reliable. However, it is
miserable to tune the channels, it has several hundred preset channels
arranged in many disorganized groups. Investigate the possibility of a Ham
model ICOM that just lets YOU tune the frequency. If you are going to use
it with a Pactor modem for e.mail, make sure it has remote tuning
capability. The laptop then tunes the Sailmail/Airmail channels.
Lee Haefele
"Gordon" wrote in message
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Starting to look at SSB. Any advice, recommendations?
Gordon