[Yaesu] VX-7R Questions

[John Geiger]

I am looking into getting a Yaesu VX-R since I have
sold some other pieces of equipment, but have a couple
of questions about this HT.

1. many of the comments on eham.net said that the
transmit audio was low because of the waterproofing. 
They recommended a mod by punching a hole in the
membrane over the mic.  Does this work?  Do I have to
open the case to do this?  I get uneasy at the thought
of opening a case to a radio that small and to
starting punching around in there with a pin.

2. How is the receive on this radio.  I had a VX5R
which had a great receiver in it, especially for stuff
outside of the ham bands like FM and TV broadcasts. Is
the receiver on the VX7R as good?  DOes it get
intermod?  I also had a T90 and the receiver sucked. 
Got clobbered by intermod and was deaf outside of the
ham bands.

3. Any other good or bad comments about this HT that I
should know about?  I really like the dual receive
capabilities of the VX7, and the 222 transmit.  I
would definitely get a VX5R if it did dual receive.

73s John NE0P


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