Need Rig Advice
After many years of inactivity, I'm resurrecting the old ham shack but I
want to keep it simple. I think one of these new fangled 100W HF, 2m, 70cm would fit the bill nicely. Here's a couple of features I'm looking for: A real squelch KNOB for 2m & 70cm FM. (IMHO, the squelch control should not be buried in some menu!) I'd like to set up a 2m priority channel that will interrupt any band or mode I'm in. I've seen this demonstrated on a Yaesu Ft-857D, but unfortunately this rig puts a substantial 'hole' in the audio every 5 seconds when it checks the priority channel for activity. This hole is long enough to swallow complete words and is very annoying! AM/FM broadcast and shortwave would be nice but not necessary. Bob D. ND9B |
Need Rig Advice
Bob D. wrote:
After many years of inactivity, I'm resurrecting the old ham shack but I want to keep it simple. I think one of these new fangled 100W HF, 2m, 70cm would fit the bill nicely. Here's a couple of features I'm looking for: A real squelch KNOB for 2m & 70cm FM. (IMHO, the squelch control should not be buried in some menu!) I'd like to set up a 2m priority channel that will interrupt any band or mode I'm in. I've seen this demonstrated on a Yaesu Ft-857D, but unfortunately this rig puts a substantial 'hole' in the audio every 5 seconds when it checks the priority channel for activity. This hole is long enough to swallow complete words and is very annoying! AM/FM broadcast and shortwave would be nice but not necessary. Bob D. ND9B You know, I would use a dedicated transceiver for that. A good used 2m rig can be had any where from $100 and up, and it doesn't have to be a new one either.. I use a Kenwood TR-7950 for just that purpose. The audio and selectivity is much better than on a lot of newer rigs, and it does have a squelch knob, and an easy to read display! It's hooked up via LMR-400 to a home made j-pole made out of 1" thick-walled copper tubing.. This rig is also used for packet. Bob N9LVU |
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