[Mobile-Portable] 2M + 70CM Band Rig Recommendations

[Larry Comden]

Thanks, Gary. Just ordered the FT8800 from HRO

73
Larry K3VX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary Pearce KN4AQ" <kn4aq at arrl.net>
To: "Mobile-Portable Reflector" <mobile-portable at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2007 04:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Mobile-Portable] 2M + 70CM Band Rig Recommendations


>
> I much prefer a TWOBAAT (Two Bands At A Time) over an OBAAT (One
> Band...).  It's not just two bands at once, it's two VHF or two UHF at
> one.  Monitor one channel while scanning on the other side.  Crossband
> repeat.  But if you're VHF/UHF operation is very limited, you probably
> won't appreciate the feature enough to make it worth the extra money.
>
> Either way, the Yaesu 7800-8800 have somewhat better intermod immunity
than
> the Icom's.  Poor intermod performance is the #1 complaint about the
> 2720.  I'm not sure about the 208H, but my older 207H is poor on
> intermod.  The ARRL lab tests confirm the real-world operation.
>
> Operationally, the Yaesu's have alphanumeric readout, while the 2720 does
> not.  And I think the Yaesu's have more memories.  So they get the nod for
> "power users."  But the Icom's have some nice features that the Yaesu's
> don't.  You can group memory channels in "banks" that group them together
> in some logical orders (the repeaters you use all the time in one bank,
all
> the repeaters in town in another, the repeaters you'll use on a trip in a
> third...).  It's a nice feature I use on a couple of Icom handhelds and an
> ID-800 mobile.
>
> Then there's that question of "Will D-STAR take off?"  It might, and an
> analog-only radio will leave you out of that slice of ham radio for
> now.  But it won't be a big slice for a long time.
>
> You'll enjoy any of the radios you're looking at, and wish they had some
of
> the features or performance of the competition.
>
> 73,
> Gary KN4AQ
>
> At 09:42 AM 4/8/2007, you wrote:
> >Gang,
> >
> >I need comments from users comparing ICOM's IC208H to Yaesu's FT7800
> >
> >AND
> >
> >ICOM's IC2720H to Yaesu's FT8800. (BTW the new IC2820 is out of my price
> >class)
> >
> >Trying to decide on a 2 band rig for mobile use. And whether it's worth
> >the extra money for the A/B
> >capabilities of the 2720 and 8800
> >
> >TIA and 73
> >
> >
> >Larry K3VX
> >
> >
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