[CTSARA] mobile transmitter

[Dan Sanford]

Jon,

I agree with Tony...For "more  Bang for your Bucks" the Yaesu FT 8900 would
be my choice. I have the Ft 8800 mobile and love it dearly , but wish I had
went ahead and opted for the 8900. You can go for the higher priced Ham
grade external speaker  with better quality sound or do as I did to save
money stop by a "Pilot" or similar truck stop and pick up one of the CB
grade speakers. I got the small "Loudmouth" brand and have all the volume I
need. True about the extra antenna but there are some nice ones available.
The true "Dual band" receive feature is great if you like to listen on more
than one repeater at the time, or need to tune between 2 or more frequently
and it does a 50/35 watt output on 2m/440

Good Luck with your choice,

Dan Sanford
KI4ILI
dhsanford at earthlink.net
Why Wait?  Move to EarthLink.


> [Original Message]
> From: Karl J. Zuk <karlzuk at hotmail.com>
> To: <jon at giciman.com>; <ctsara at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: 7/15/2010 5:26:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [CTSARA] mobile transmitter
>
>
> Hi Jon:
>
> I recently went through the same upgrade. I had only a 5W HT for 2m and
440.
> I purchased a Yaesu FT-1900R. I'm using it in my car with an old
Newtronics Hustler
> CGT-144. It's a great big 5/8 over 1/4 design with tons of gain and
height. It rides
> about 10 feet off the ground. The Yaesu was $129 delivered with free
shipping.
> I was looking at the Icom 208H, but it was over twice the price of the
Yaesu 2m 
> single bander. The Yaesu rig works great with its 55 watts and is very
sensitive. It's 
> about as big as a small paperback book. It even has a CW training option
that 
> sends you a variety of code to listen to. Tons of features and options
and easy 
> to use at a tiny price. However, the Yaesu does not have a removable
front plate.
> I've heard really good things about the Icom transceiver, so
> either way you can't go wrong. 
>
> Karl Zuk  N2KZ
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:48:19 -0400
> > From: giciman at optonline.net
> > To: CTSARA at mailman.qth.net
> > Subject: [CTSARA] mobile transmitter
> > 
> > Dear members,
> > 
> >  
> > 
> >                 I want to purchase a new 2 meter 70 cm  transmitter for
my
> > car. It must be easy to install. I am considering the ICOM IC-208H
which has
> > a removable control panel. I want to install it my Volvo wagon.   Put
the
> > control unit on  the console, and the works in the rear. Battery is in
the
> > back too.   Price of this unit is moderate, $379.95.  
> > 
> >                 If I want to play ham games, it seems I need one. My
IC-80AD
> > will not reach the repeater from Greenwich, so I need more power
> > 
> >  
> > 
> >                 Is this a good choice. Does any one in SARA own one and
have
> > something nice to say. It should be reasonable to program. Will
Lentini's
> > set it up?
> > 
> >                 What is your favorite mobile rig.  I  would like HF,
too,
> > but I don't want to over reach on the installation and cost.
> > 
> > Let me  hear from  you.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Jonathan Shapiro
> > 
> > AB1HI
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > jon at giciman.com
> > 
> >  
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> >  
> > 
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