Yeah.....sold mine (which had gps) and bought two gd77s....opengd77 is much easier to program and use. (Codeplugs are a mess on the anytones......sigh)
RF performance was/is about the same. NO gps on the gd77s however....and no aprs reception either. (I do NOT use either of these on my HH radios, so I cannot say how well they work on the anytones.) Bob W9YA On Fri, Aug 27, 2021 at 10:41 AM Gary Lech <garyl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Has anybody tried out the AnyTone AT-D868UV? I'm all-in with the > TeleMega/Metrum/GPS models which also utilize APRS so that is a must for me. > It's priced in the range at $300 from several outlets. > > Cheers, > Gary > TRA/NAR L3 - WA7GL > > > > > > On Fri, Aug 27, 2021 at 8:48 AM Mark Joseph <mark...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> 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 _______________________________________________ altusmetrum mailing list -- altusmetrum@lists.gag.com To unsubscribe send an email to altusmetrum-le...@lists.gag.com
