[Icom] Icom V8 vs Yaesu VX150

Mon, 6 Jan 2003 09:33:28 -0500

I have them both and they both work great.  My preference is for the VX-150.
Which, BTW, has been on sale at some incredably low prices ($75-$99).  The
VX-150 is somewhat smaller than the IC-V8.  The IC-V8 lacks an external
power connector.  so there is no way to run it off a connection to the
cigarette lighter in your car.  To charge the VX-150 I have found some very
small and light switching power supplies.  Only 1/4 the weight of the heavy
wall wart.  I carry a pair of VX-150's.  One for myself and one for my XYL.
They fit neatly in a small camera bag.  The IC-V8 has to be charged in the
provided stand-charger.  I have heard some reports of IC-V8's being more
suceptable to strong out-of-band signals.  A problem I've never had with the
VX-150, even here in metropolitan Charlotte where commmercial communications
towers are all around me.

Hope this helps.

Doug -- K0DXV

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Geiger" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 9:56 PM
Subject: [Icom] Icom V8 vs Yaesu VX150

> Wonder if anyone on the reflector has compared these 2
> HTs and decided to go with the V8.  I am facing this
> decision right now, and would appreciate any feedback
> as to placing one above the other.  Do like the fact
> that the battery case for the V8 is much cheaper than
> the case for the VX150, but also like the size of the
> 150 a little better.  Also not sure how a green HT
> would look
>
> 73s John NE0P
>
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