If you don't mind eBay, there are a number of 100W transceivers in the $300 to $450 range that are good. Personally, I wouldn't touch those Chinese transceivers with a 10 foot pole since I feel that they are junk...
If you are referring to;
"Part 97.113 (5) Communications, on a regular basis, which could reasonably be furnished alternatively through other radio services."
That rule is a bit ambiguous. The real intent for this rule is that you can use amateur radio to assist other services in a special...
In my opinion, digital modes such as DMR, D-Star, Fusion and others should not be considered for use as primary communications modes over FM. Until there is one digital standard or a radio that has every digital mode possible or if one has multiple radios to cover all of the possible digital...
I'm configured the same way with my FT-950. I have been so accustom to using HDSDR for frequency tuning and checking for activity on the bands that I am almost lost without it.
K2AR
Unfortunately, there are some troublemakers that tend to congregate on particular frequencies. 14.313 MHz on the 20 Meter band in the day time is one of them although it is not as bad as years ago. Another one is 7.200 MHz on the 40 Meter band also during the day time. Best thing to do is go...