[ICOM] Activity on 6M

[Gil Kellersman]

Is 6 open or NOT?
--- martin glazer <martinsglazer at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Unfortunately, even aftermarket batteries for the
> t81a
> are only 650 Mah. without a larger gelcell. the
> supplied battery doesnt last long. I haave never
> worked  anyone on 6 FM or even 1.2 fm. Those 2 bands
> are kinda useless, in my opinion.
> 
> 
> --- STeve Andre' <andres at msu.edu> wrote:
> 
> > Humph.  Here in the Frigid North of Michigan, 6M
> ssb
> > seems to be more
> > common than 6M FM.  This isn't to say that there
> > aren't people and repeaters
> > on 6M here, but that the interest level isn't what
> > it is out west.   Come to 
> > think of it, I kept hearing of lots of activity on
> > 1200MHz back in the 80's
> > when my wife and I were two of the only people on
> > 23cm, along with some
> > few other explorer.  I'm looking at 33cm HT's now,
> > and of course I haven't
> > found more than two others who are interested. 
> But
> > I'm really glad to hear
> > of your kind of activity!   I do wish however that
> I
> > could convince more 
> > people that there is more than 2M FM.  (Trying to
> > get people to attend the 
> > ARRL UHF contest our local club is doing for this
> > weekend).
> > 
> > --STeve Andre'
> > wb8wsf
> > 
> > On Thursday 05 August 2004 03:20, Gary R. wrote:
> > > All modes of 6m are popular and growing in
> > popularity. As an example, here
> > > in the Southwest we have one FM system (of many)
> > of linked repeaters
> > > stretching from San Diego thru LA/Riverside and
> > out to Las Vegas including
> > > many high desert communities in between. For
> those
> > using 33cm (902Mhz) this
> > > same system is linked on that band as well in
> the
> > same areas. We have
> > > tremendous fun with it all. SSB openings
> continue
> > to crop up when least
> > > expected in fact, today a local Amateur reported
> > openings both N/S and East
> > > all the way to Maine.
> > > 73,
> > > Gary
> > >
> > > STeve Andre' wrote:
> > > > It's true that 6M isn't that popular, but
> having
> > it available on a
> > > > handheld is a neat thing.  As I said before
> the
> > little multi-function
> > > > button is hard to use,  but once you have the
> > frequencies you normally
> > > > use, QSYing is just the turn of a knob.
> > > >
> > > > That matters the most to me is how rugged the
> > unit is.  That the T81A is,
> > > > having dropped my little unit several times,
> and
> > I know my wife and
> > > > daughter have dropped theirs, all with no
> > ill-effects.
> > > >
> > > > The battery that comes with the T81A isn't
> very
> > big,  but neither was the
> > > > BP-3 that the IC-02/03/04/12AT came with, so I
> > upgraded all of them to
> > > > larger batteries from places like Peripherix
> and
> > later W&W.  I don't
> > > > think fair to judge an HT on the supplied 
> > battery size.
> > > >
> > > > I still vote for the T81A.  I wish Icom hadn't
> > discontinued them.
> > > >
> > > > --STeve Andre'
> > > > wb8wsf
> > > >
> > > > On Wednesday 04 August 2004 22:45, martin
> glazer
> > wrote:
> > > > > I think the battery life is very limited. I
> > don't think 6 meters FM is
> > > > > a real popular mode/band. The command dial,
> is
> > poorly designed.it is
> > > > > hard to use. I think Icom discontinued this
> > model.  I personally have
> > > > > the Kenwood th-g71a. Icom makes some great
> > handhelds, my ICOM 02-at
> > > > > still works. I would look at other models.
> > arrl has done a good job on
> > > > > reviewing most radios. You might want to
> look
> > there. I do.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Hans Remeeus <hans at remeeus.nl> wrote:
> > > > > For what/which reason?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > 73, Hans Remeeus.
> > > > > Ham Radio: PA1HR
> > > > > www.remeeus.nl
> > > > >
> > > > > Communication is about people, the rest is
> > technology.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "martin glazer"
> > > > > To: "ICOM Reflector"
> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 9:31 AM
> > > > > Subject: Re: [ICOM] Handi-Talkie
> > > > >
> > > > > > I have the t81a, I would avoid it
> > > > >
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> icom-owner at mailman.qth.net
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