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Are there any 2m mobiles w/remote head?
I was wondering if anyone knew of any 2m mobile radios that have a remote head.
It seems the only remote head radios are dualband, HF+, etc.. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 73! de Andy KC2SSB (ex: KF4KHC/HL9HCT) Beachwood, NJ USA! Grid FM29vw http://vhfradiobuff.tripod.com Fight Spam! http://spamcop.net National "Do Not Call" Registry: http://donotcall.gov |
Kenwood and Yaesu both.
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Kenwood and Yaesu both.
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Kenwood and Yaesu both.
Ok, Model numbers?! I've never seen any other than old commercial stuff. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 73! de Andy KC2SSB - WPYI880 (GMRS) Beachwood, NJ USA! Grid FM29vw http://vhfradiobuff.tripod.com |
Kenwood and Yaesu both.
Ok, Model numbers?! I've never seen any other than old commercial stuff. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 73! de Andy KC2SSB - WPYI880 (GMRS) Beachwood, NJ USA! Grid FM29vw http://vhfradiobuff.tripod.com |
I just looked through the HRO catalog and don't see ANY mobiles
meeting that criteria. Looks like you would have to settle for a dual-bander. Dick - W6CCD On 12 Aug 2003 02:56:46 GMT, pamme (VHFRadioBuff) wrote: I was wondering if anyone knew of any 2m mobile radios that have a remote head. It seems the only remote head radios are dualband, HF+, etc.. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 73! de Andy KC2SSB (ex: KF4KHC/HL9HCT) Beachwood, NJ USA! Grid FM29vw http://vhfradiobuff.tripod.com Fight Spam! http://spamcop.net National "Do Not Call" Registry: http://donotcall.gov |
I just looked through the HRO catalog and don't see ANY mobiles
meeting that criteria. Looks like you would have to settle for a dual-bander. Dick - W6CCD On 12 Aug 2003 02:56:46 GMT, pamme (VHFRadioBuff) wrote: I was wondering if anyone knew of any 2m mobile radios that have a remote head. It seems the only remote head radios are dualband, HF+, etc.. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 73! de Andy KC2SSB (ex: KF4KHC/HL9HCT) Beachwood, NJ USA! Grid FM29vw http://vhfradiobuff.tripod.com Fight Spam! http://spamcop.net National "Do Not Call" Registry: http://donotcall.gov |
I just looked through the HRO catalog and don't see ANY mobiles
meeting that criteria. Looks like you would have to settle for a dual-bander. I was wondering if anyone knew of any 2m mobile radios that have a remote head. It seems the only remote head radios are dualband, HF+, etc.. Just buy one radio, once. A 706MKIIG. RMK comes with it. |
I just looked through the HRO catalog and don't see ANY mobiles
meeting that criteria. Looks like you would have to settle for a dual-bander. I was wondering if anyone knew of any 2m mobile radios that have a remote head. It seems the only remote head radios are dualband, HF+, etc.. Just buy one radio, once. A 706MKIIG. RMK comes with it. |
Yaesu has only the FT-2800M & Ft-1500M 2 meter mobiles, & neither
has a remote head. Kenwood & Alinco don't have remote heads either. If you're willing to accept a 2-meter/440 dualbander as qualifying, then the Kenwood TM-G707 has a detachable head, and a remote-mount kit is available for it. I've had one for over a year and find it to be a very serviceable little mobile rig. -- Dave Platt AE6EO Hosting the Jade Warrior home page: http://www.radagast.org/jade-warrior I do _not_ wish to receive unsolicited commercial email, and I will boycott any company which has the gall to send me such ads! |
Yaesu has only the FT-2800M & Ft-1500M 2 meter mobiles, & neither
has a remote head. Kenwood & Alinco don't have remote heads either. If you're willing to accept a 2-meter/440 dualbander as qualifying, then the Kenwood TM-G707 has a detachable head, and a remote-mount kit is available for it. I've had one for over a year and find it to be a very serviceable little mobile rig. -- Dave Platt AE6EO Hosting the Jade Warrior home page: http://www.radagast.org/jade-warrior I do _not_ wish to receive unsolicited commercial email, and I will boycott any company which has the gall to send me such ads! |
I already have a better radio - an FT-100D, in the car, but I'll be switching
cars soon and need something with a smaller head, and I really don't NEED all the features of the FT-100D in the car. That's why I just want an FM mobile. The TM-G707A, which I've owned in the past, in a good one with a compact head, so I may have to settle for that, although I rarely use 70cm. That's similar to the sort of issue I have with using a combined HF/VHF mobile in my van. It'd be nice in many ways to have all of the bands in one radio, but the heads on the allbanders are both bigger, and a lot more complex than on the VHF or VHF/UHF radios. I considered replacing my TM-G707A with something like an FT-857, but decided against it partly for this reason. On the TM-G707A I can switch transmitter powers at the push of a button (and have a choice of three power levels to use), while the FT-857 requires diving into a submenu to adjust the power. Similar issues exist elsewhere in the user interface. -- Dave Platt AE6EO Hosting the Jade Warrior home page: http://www.radagast.org/jade-warrior I do _not_ wish to receive unsolicited commercial email, and I will boycott any company which has the gall to send me such ads! |
I already have a better radio - an FT-100D, in the car, but I'll be switching
cars soon and need something with a smaller head, and I really don't NEED all the features of the FT-100D in the car. That's why I just want an FM mobile. The TM-G707A, which I've owned in the past, in a good one with a compact head, so I may have to settle for that, although I rarely use 70cm. That's similar to the sort of issue I have with using a combined HF/VHF mobile in my van. It'd be nice in many ways to have all of the bands in one radio, but the heads on the allbanders are both bigger, and a lot more complex than on the VHF or VHF/UHF radios. I considered replacing my TM-G707A with something like an FT-857, but decided against it partly for this reason. On the TM-G707A I can switch transmitter powers at the push of a button (and have a choice of three power levels to use), while the FT-857 requires diving into a submenu to adjust the power. Similar issues exist elsewhere in the user interface. -- Dave Platt AE6EO Hosting the Jade Warrior home page: http://www.radagast.org/jade-warrior I do _not_ wish to receive unsolicited commercial email, and I will boycott any company which has the gall to send me such ads! |
"VHFRadioBuff" wrote in message
... So it's a dual-bander. Big deal. It seems to me that the more important issue is the remote head rather than single-band, and if that's the case he's almost certainly into dual-bander territory. The 8100 is a fantastic radio, one of the few that can do cross-band repeat, and it's small too. The reason I asked about a 2m with a remote head is because I rarely use 70cm. I am well aware that almost every dualband has a remote head. I am not sure why 2m radios aren't made this way. In any case, if I am going to get a dualbander, it's going to be a Kenwood TM-G707A. Fair enough. Though I have the 8100, I too don't use 70cm at all, and wonder why they don't make a single-band radio with a remote head. |
"VHFRadioBuff" wrote in message
... So it's a dual-bander. Big deal. It seems to me that the more important issue is the remote head rather than single-band, and if that's the case he's almost certainly into dual-bander territory. The 8100 is a fantastic radio, one of the few that can do cross-band repeat, and it's small too. The reason I asked about a 2m with a remote head is because I rarely use 70cm. I am well aware that almost every dualband has a remote head. I am not sure why 2m radios aren't made this way. In any case, if I am going to get a dualbander, it's going to be a Kenwood TM-G707A. Fair enough. Though I have the 8100, I too don't use 70cm at all, and wonder why they don't make a single-band radio with a remote head. |
Fair enough. Though I have the 8100, I too don't use 70cm at all, and
wonder why they don't make a single-band radio with a remote head. I would actually consider a Motorola radio with the remote head, if I could also get the programmer and software at a reasonable rate, but with those added costs, it's more economical just to buy the dualbander, which also has the added plus of being field programable and if you get something like I've considered (Kenwood TM-G707A), you'd get a much more compact head. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 73! de Andy KC2SSB - WPYI880 (GMRS) Beachwood, NJ USA! Grid FM29vw http://vhfradiobuff.tripod.com |
Fair enough. Though I have the 8100, I too don't use 70cm at all, and
wonder why they don't make a single-band radio with a remote head. I would actually consider a Motorola radio with the remote head, if I could also get the programmer and software at a reasonable rate, but with those added costs, it's more economical just to buy the dualbander, which also has the added plus of being field programable and if you get something like I've considered (Kenwood TM-G707A), you'd get a much more compact head. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 73! de Andy KC2SSB - WPYI880 (GMRS) Beachwood, NJ USA! Grid FM29vw http://vhfradiobuff.tripod.com |
If you're wanting a small control head, but feel you must settle for a dual bander, you might look at the Yaesu FT-90. Its so small it is actually smaller than some radios' control heads. Ed |
If you're wanting a small control head, but feel you must settle for a dual bander, you might look at the Yaesu FT-90. Its so small it is actually smaller than some radios' control heads. Ed |
Might check and see which dual-banders allow you to select the band for each
"side". My Alinco DR-610 can do VHF/VHF, VHF/UHF, or UHF/UHF. The new DR-620 can do this, also. I believe the Icom IC-2720 will, also. This way, you'll get the advantages of TWO VHF radios in one. Mark "Bob M." wrote in message news:Dsa7b.290952$cF.90091@rwcrnsc53... "VHFRadioBuff" wrote in message ... So it's a dual-bander. Big deal. It seems to me that the more important issue is the remote head rather than single-band, and if that's the case he's almost certainly into dual-bander territory. The 8100 is a fantastic radio, one of the few that can do cross-band repeat, and it's small too. The reason I asked about a 2m with a remote head is because I rarely use 70cm. I am well aware that almost every dualband has a remote head. I am not sure why 2m radios aren't made this way. In any case, if I am going to get a dualbander, it's going to be a Kenwood TM-G707A. Fair enough. Though I have the 8100, I too don't use 70cm at all, and wonder why they don't make a single-band radio with a remote head. |
Might check and see which dual-banders allow you to select the band for each
"side". My Alinco DR-610 can do VHF/VHF, VHF/UHF, or UHF/UHF. The new DR-620 can do this, also. I believe the Icom IC-2720 will, also. This way, you'll get the advantages of TWO VHF radios in one. Mark "Bob M." wrote in message news:Dsa7b.290952$cF.90091@rwcrnsc53... "VHFRadioBuff" wrote in message ... So it's a dual-bander. Big deal. It seems to me that the more important issue is the remote head rather than single-band, and if that's the case he's almost certainly into dual-bander territory. The 8100 is a fantastic radio, one of the few that can do cross-band repeat, and it's small too. The reason I asked about a 2m with a remote head is because I rarely use 70cm. I am well aware that almost every dualband has a remote head. I am not sure why 2m radios aren't made this way. In any case, if I am going to get a dualbander, it's going to be a Kenwood TM-G707A. Fair enough. Though I have the 8100, I too don't use 70cm at all, and wonder why they don't make a single-band radio with a remote head. |
Another example of bum dope on the NG's. So newbies beware !!
-- 73 From The Signal In The Noise Caveat Lector Ya All "Bob Miller" wrote in message ... On Wed, 03 Sep 2003 20:30:13 -0600, Dean Arthur wrote: Kenwood and Yaesu both. Wrong. Looking at the AES chart on p.71 of their catalog, no 2 meter-only rig has remote head. Bob k5qwg |
Another example of bum dope on the NG's. So newbies beware !!
-- 73 From The Signal In The Noise Caveat Lector Ya All "Bob Miller" wrote in message ... On Wed, 03 Sep 2003 20:30:13 -0600, Dean Arthur wrote: Kenwood and Yaesu both. Wrong. Looking at the AES chart on p.71 of their catalog, no 2 meter-only rig has remote head. Bob k5qwg |
On Wed, 03 Sep 2003 20:30:13 -0600, Dean Arthur
wrote: Kenwood and Yaesu both. Wrong. Looking at the AES chart on p.71 of their catalog, no 2 meter-only rig has remote head. Bob k5qwg |
On Wed, 03 Sep 2003 20:30:13 -0600, Dean Arthur
wrote: Kenwood and Yaesu both. Wrong. Looking at the AES chart on p.71 of their catalog, no 2 meter-only rig has remote head. Bob k5qwg |
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