Hello, new to the group.? Thank you for letting me join.
My son (NG7W) and I have gotten interested in POTA and am considering the purchase of the FT-818ND.? However, I notice that the optional filters (both SSB and CW) especially the CW filter, have become unobtainum.? So I hesitate to purchase the radio knowing I may never be able to equip it with the CW filter.? I have searched and searched for a CW filter to no avail.? And have yet to find a used FT-818ND, at any price, with the CW filter installed.
So also looking at the Icom IC-705 and Elecraft KX2 but very pricey.? And the Xiegu X6100 is interesting but it looks like it's still a work in progress, getting a lot of bugs out, just having come into production.
For those who are CW ops and have the radio without the CW filter, is the lack of a CW filter a real problem for CW POTA work? ?Buy the FT-818ND or not?? Buy something else?? All comments welcome.
Thank you, Richard AG5M
Richard AG5M