I'm not terribly familiar with some of the very new, very cheap alternatives, so take this in that context. As you point out, the s-meter is so important (and not emphasized in some cheap HTs). The s-meters on some cheap radios are a joke. Since you mention the VX-6R, I just wanted to say that I've done many years of fox hunting and rocket DF'ing with my VX-6R, various hand-held beam antennas, and an offset attenuator, and it's been great (and easy to use with one hand). And hey, I see that it's still available at GigaParts for $250. I have not compared specs with the new, inexpensive FT-4XR, which looks like a potential solution. My newer, but still old, VX8-GR has been valuable when receiving APRS packets from a Telemetrum. It's okay for DF'ing, but its controls require more effort to use.
My $0.2. Mark On Fri, Aug 27, 2021 at 12:50 AM Bryan Duke <br...@thedukes.org> wrote: > Hey everybody, > > My old Radio Shack Pro-164 scanner that I used for DFing to my TeleMinis > just died. My only HT is a crummy Baofeng with a worthless signal meter. > I’m headed to Hartsel to fly in a few weeks, so I need a replacement soon. > What’s everyone’s favorite (still in production & available) HT with a good > signal meter for hunting down TeleMini-avbay’ed rockets? > > For antennas, I’m using an Arrow 440-3, fox hunt loop and their offset > attenuator (all BNC connectors). I’ve read through sites like homingin and > others - I’m looking for real world rocket people recommendations please. > > I’d like to stay under $300, but I can go over if I need to. That said, I > don’t want to spend money just to spend money. I’d like to get an HT > instead of just a receiver/scanner so that I can ditch my Baofeng, but I > don’t have any other real requirements aside from being a good DFing unit > with my existing antennas. > > Yaesu VX-6R maybe? What about the much cheaper FT-4XR? Any others? > > Thanks a ton! > Bryan > _______________________________________________ > altusmetrum mailing list -- altusmetrum@lists.gag.com > To unsubscribe send an email to altusmetrum-le...@lists.gag.com >
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