[SJRA-Members] HT QUESTION

[Jon MacMillan]

Good point. a dual-band mobile is usually a better investment.

also, have you checked-out eham.net? There are reviews for just about every radio made in the last 40 years.

This is the HT section:

http://www.eham.net/reviews/products/49

> On November 9, 2017 at 9:25 AM "h.kingsmill" <h.kingsmill at verizon.net> wrote:
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> At around $30, it almost doesn't make any sense *not* to "mess around" with a Chinese made HT as a beginner. Baofeng makes a nice variety of perfectly acceptable models that can be used for learning, then kept on the car as emergency or knock around units - or as a primary depending on your needs.
> Speaking from experience, it's a mistake to overspend on your first HT, as you won't get your money's worth it out of it until you've been in the hobby for a while. You may decide that money would be better spent on your home station.
> 73s
> HarryK2HWK
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> -------- Original message --------
> From: Rfields25 via SJRA-Members <sjra-members at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: 11/8/17 10:34 AM (GMT-05:00)
> To: sjra-members at mailman.qth.net, rfields25 at aol.com
> Subject: [SJRA-Members] HT QUESTION
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> HELLO ALL...I AM LOOKING FOR AN HT UNDER $200 TO BUY.
> NOT SURE I WANT TO FOOL WITH THE CHINESE ONES, BUT
> IF YOU HAVE ONE THAT WORKS YOU CAN SUGGEST I WOULD
> CONSIDER IT. CAN YOU SUGGEST ONE BASED ON YOUR 
> USAGE?? YOU CAN EITHER ANSWER HERE, OR SEND AN
> EMAIL TO RFIELDS25 at AOL.COM. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.
> NEEDS TO BE EASY TO PROGRAM. 
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