[FARC] What's a good HT?

[Jeff Fishman]

Thanks for the input. Do any of these radios have an optional AA battery 
pack?
Jeff
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "William Kisse" <williamkisse at gmail.com>
To: "Frederick, Maryland ARC" <farc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2014 4:04 PM
Subject: Re: [FARC] What's a good HT?


> Also check out the Puxing  PX-UV973.
>
> The portable has *full-duplex* cross-band repeat, is Part 97 and Part 90
> FCC commercial certification.
>
> Can be found on Ebay for about $75.00.
>
> Ebay auction:
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dual-Band-PUXING-Radio-PX-UV973-VHF-UHF-New-Version-Puxing-PX-888K-/141081377379?pt=US_Ham_Radio_Transceivers&hash=item20d91afa63
>
> My guess is that if you run it at less than full power it would be a
> reliable alternative to an expensive Yaesu FT-8900.
>
> It's piqued my interest and I believe I'll purchase one to test.
>
> Worth a try.
>
> 73,
>
> Bill
> W3MSH
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 3:40 PM, William Kisse <williamkisse at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Jeff:
>>
>> I have purchased a number of the Baofeng portables...all JUNK with the
>> exception of the UV-B5 UV-B6 radios.
>>
>> I confirmed with the Baofeng U.S. distributor that this is a *totally
>> redesigned* model that has a good receiver.
>>
>> All the other portables that I've tried from them have a very broad
>> front-end and are susceptible to overloading/intermodulation.
>>
>> Checking the transmitter specs reveals a much cleaner spectrum - a 
>> caution
>> when using a power amplifier with the lesser units.
>>
>> I've been using a UV-B6 for over a year and have not had the first issue.
>>
>> Updated firmware makes programming easy as it's straightforward in all
>> respects.
>>
>> If you don't want to use the FT-8900 for this, check out the RadioTone
>> cross-band repeater adapter that can connect two portables together for 
>> the
>> least expensive option to cover your dead spots.
>>
>>
>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Radio-Tone-Duplex-repeater-DTMF-controller-for-KG-UVD1P-/370478631806?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item56423f4b7e
>>
>> I've never used it, but have heard good reports on the RadioTone.
>>
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Bill
>> W3MSH
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 1:23 PM, Jeff Fishman <ljfish1 at comcast.net> 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I am gathering information on dual band HTs for amateur ops and the
>>> County Health Dept. At our last drill with the Health Dept., we 
>>> discovered
>>> that the cafeteria at Linganore HS (the operations center) was an RF 
>>> hole
>>> and we had a difficult time hitting the 06 repeater. We also see the 
>>> need
>>> for an HT for portable use to relay with the Yaesu 8900 in their go kit.
>>>
>>> So what I'm looking for is a 2M/440 5W HT that does cross band repeat, 
>>> is
>>> easy to use and program, and doesn't cost a fortune.
>>>
>>> What would you recommend?
>>>
>>> 73,
>>>
>>> Jeff KB3FIO
>>> FRED ARES EC
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