Having a tendency to stress-buy, a hobby that is not cheap in most iterations (looking at you, HF), and a potentially legitimate need for a piece of hardware (depending on who you ask) is kind of an awful combination.
I might be able to afford it, but 'can' and 'should' are two very different things.
@laren@ajh look at it this way, if you turn "make resonant antennas" into part of the hobby, you spend a lot of time cutting wires. You can buy a lot of wire for the price of an ATU.
@laren by the way, this sent me down a rabbit hole and now I'm dreaming of an IC-705 + Buddipole rig that packs into a smallish case and can be deployed in the bed of my truck or my back yard.
@davealvarado Honestly, that's kinda where I am with my buddistick and my X6100. Conceivably, I could walk out the door with just the radio, hand mic, and the buddistick kit and get on the air.
All the other hardware is firmly in the realm of tier 2 stuff - Nice, makes the job easier, but not strictly mission critical.
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