[222mhz] Re: 222mhz mobiles, & TSU-6

[Bob Snelgrove]

Budd,

Could you talk a little more about the 631A?  I just bought this one off=
 ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3D3059330405&category=3D4=
0067

I have 2 leads for the TSU-6.  I'll find the links for you :)

73's

bob









At 09:00 AM 11/25/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>New transcievers for 222 MHz are too expensive for my budget.
>There are still some good older/cheaper rigs floating around.
>These are my personal observations of the Kenwood TM-631, Yaesu FT-311RM, 3=
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>Icom IC-37As, (which I have listed for sale on eHam & ARRL).
>
>Kenwood Tx & Rx audio has always been great.  As an early, rudimentary dual=
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>band radio it is nice.
>Duty cycle is 1 minute Tx, 3 minutes Rx...requiring addition of a fan like=
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>had to be done with all the IC-37As.  The small Yaesu heatsink seems to=20
>operate for extended periods, on high power, with only slight warming.  The=
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>Yaesu is my favorite for ease of setup and operation.
>On air reports for the Yaesu & Icom have declared the Yaesu audio same as=
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>the Kenwood and much fuller than the Icom.  Comparisons say the Icom sounds=
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>flat with narrower bandwidth.
>The IC-37a are notorious for the poorly designed voltage regulator circuit=
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>that overdrives and burns out the LED displays.  They also burn components=
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>and the controller board.  They have all been replaced with a more=
 efficient=20
>and cooler circuit, designed & installed on a copper heatsink by WB6LCI,=20
>while replacing the displays with fully functional ones.
>I have not encountered any long time ADI users or totally happy current=20
>owners.  I'm sure there are some out there and I do not want to start a=20
>Chevy vs Fords Flame war.  It would be great to learn of a reasonably=
 priced=20
>new 222 radio.  This band shouldn't require the additional investment price=
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>of admission...although I gotta admit, it's nice to be in a quieter, less=
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>crowded neighborhood...
>
>Re: TSU-6
>I have been unsuccessful in my search for a TSU-6.
>
>If I have said anything to upset anyone, please respond directly and not=20
>pollute the forum with Flames.
>No offense is intended and apology is offered up front.
>
>73
>
>Budd Turner : N7EOJ
>223.94 & 224.18 (resurrection mode)
>Upper Sonoran Experimental Radio System
>Tucson, AZ
>
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