"Charlie Chan" wrote in message
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Bill,

Again, thanks. After reading this, I decided to order the R-5. Thanks
for the background info and your opinion.

You do know that the US version has part of the 800 MHz band blocked by
mistake? Unless Icom fixed the problem that is.


I appreciate it.

Best,

Charlie Chan



"Bill Crocker" wrote in
:

I just took a quick look at the specs between the two. The Icom has
almost twice as many memory channels, and support for CTCSS/DTCS
decode!

Bill Crocker


"Charlie Chan" wrote in message
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Bill,

Thanks again for the earlier response on the Pro 82.

The plot just thickened for me (much to my delight):

Your opinion please:

Icom R-5 or Yaesu VR120D

The Yaesu has a bunch of small frequency gaps, but many complain of
the slow scan rate of the R-5. Which of the two would you suggest?

Thank you for your reply.

Much Respect,

Charlie Chan