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advice: good, inexpensive, reliable 2m or 2m/70cm HT?
My XYL passed her Tech exam last Saturday, and I passed the General.
We're looking for a pair of good, inexpensive, reliable 2m or 2m/70cm HT. To us, "inexpensive" is in the under-$150 range. I would count it a bonus if the HT had a good general-coverage (say 500 KHz-and-up) receiver, and Melody would like to have one that gets NMEA-183 from her (or my) GPS and does APRS reporting. But the cost is the major driver for selection. Thanks! -- Mike Andrews, waiting for his callsign to show up in the FCC database Tired old sysadmin |
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On Mon, 10 Jan 2005, Mike Andrews wrote:
My XYL passed her Tech exam last Saturday, and I passed the General. Congratulations to you both! We're looking for a pair of good, inexpensive, reliable 2m or 2m/70cm HT. To us, "inexpensive" is in the under-$150 range. Are you looking for something new? Personally, what I would do is get a catalog from someplace like AES or Ham Radio Outlet, and see what's available at your specified price. Then go to eham.net and check reviews on each of these HTs to get an idea of how other hams feel about them. For the record, I use a Yaesu VX-5R. It's outside of your specified budget, but it has served me well over the past few years and I've no complaints about it. 73, Josh, AE6IQ -- Remove the reversed "nospam" in the address. |
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Joshua G Senecal wrote:
On Mon, 10 Jan 2005, Mike Andrews wrote: My XYL passed her Tech exam last Saturday, and I passed the General. Congratulations to you both! We're looking for a pair of good, inexpensive, reliable 2m or 2m/70cm HT. To us, "inexpensive" is in the under-$150 range. Are you looking for something new? Personally, what I would do is get a catalog from someplace like AES or Ham Radio Outlet, and see what's available at your specified price. Then go to eham.net and check reviews on each of these HTs to get an idea of how other hams feel about them. For the record, I use a Yaesu VX-5R. It's outside of your specified budget, but it has served me well over the past few years and I've no complaints about it. That's pretty much what we've been doing, along with watching eBay and talking with local hams about their gear. New would be nice, but the budget is the major driver here. The Yaesu VX-5R has been recommended -- and praised -- by a number of the folks with whom I've talked or swapped mail. I get Monday off; we may drive down to Texas Towers and see what they have to offer, too. Thanks for the help, and 73s. -- Mike Andrews, KE5DMQ Tired old sysadmin |
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We're looking for a pair of good, inexpensive, reliable 2m or 2m/70cm HT. To us, "inexpensive" is in the under-$150 range. I don't see what the problem is. Just looking in the latest AES catalog I saw 5 or 6 HTs listed under $150, some as low as $79. Shopping around would show even lower prices. Ed K7AAT |
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