Thanks everybody. It’s great to have these personal recommendations. It’s also great to see so many good options.
Bryan > On Aug 27, 2021, at 5:29 PM, Larry Gegel <landege...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > I use an Yaesu FTD3. I have some newer Altus Metrum stuff with APRS so it’s > nice to have the built in APRS. > > Larry > >> On Aug 27, 2021, at 4:59 PM, Bob Finch <w...@amsat.org> wrote: >> >> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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
