[Icom] HT performance comparison

[Mike Olbrisch]

> HT, I have settled on an Icom T2H.

I too have had a similar affair with my HT.  I have an IC-W32A.

I hike.  I hike a lot.  Over 50 miles so far this year.  Mostly
in the mountains, but some desert too.  I use a CamelBak military hawg
hydration system
http://www.camelbak.com/mil/cb_prod.cfm?catid=6&product_id=157  It holds
just short of a gallon of ice water if you fill it carefully.  Notice the
flap on the upper side.  I hang my HT from the slot that flap covers.

The HT is stock, but I have added the Comet BNC-24 antenna, I have two
BP-170 battery packs, and I use an HM-75 mic.  The HM-75 allows a
considerable amount of control of the radio remotely.  In this
configuration, I get plenty of performance, and all-day battery life.  This
is a hard combination to beat.  2.5 watts ERP, and nearly 24 hours of life
with good NiMH rechargeable batteries.

The BP-170s are especially important to me because EVERY electronic item I
carry in my pack, GPS, Beacon strobe, Flashlight, CD player, and HT all run
on AA batteries.  This has lightened the load a considerable amount, needing
only one set of spare batteries now.

Can you remember when the dream HT was a Motorola ht-220?  Glad things have
gotten better, and lighter too.

Mike.  KD9KC
El Paso, TX.