On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 22:38:59 -0700, "Stix"
wrote:

Hey gang...

I've been off the air since my radio was stolen a few years back. Now I'm
looking to scrape together a little cash, buy myself a handheld and car
antenna, and get back to a little 2M activity.

I went browsing at the local HRO, and spoke to a gentleman who recommended
for my budget the IC-T7H and a particular glass mount antenna. After
flipping through a few catalogues, I'm thinking I might want to save a
little longer to get the IC-W32.

What are your opinions on this? Any experience with either radio? Is it
worth the extra or should I stick with the T7H? I will be using it in the
car and the backlit number pad would be very convenient, although I'm sure
after setting my pre-sets I won't need to fiddle with it much in transit.

Any and all opinions/suggestions/comments are welcome. Thank you in advance
for your help.

__C. J.
KF6BLN


For mobile use, I wouldn't use either handheld. Too little power; too
little selectivity for California's repeater madhouse; and controls
are too dinky for driving. For the same price as the t7h, look at the
Icom V8000. 75 Watts, over 200 memories, big knobs.

For an antenna, be wary of glass mounts -- especially if you have any
film on your window. A quarter wave whip on a mag mount, or a lip
mount, won't put a hole in your car, and will get out better.

Bob
k5qwg