I'm in with whomever suggested the Icom - 2820H. Yes it's dual band and can do
both bands at once, however you can set both monitoring frequencies to 2m and
run with it. Not that difficult to program by hand (I do it quite often on the
fly....sometimes during the 150, but don't tell Mike that). Has the separation
kit, and if one day you desire to run APRS or DSTAR it's capable all you need
is an addition.
Theresa Williams
KE5MUX
On Friday, June 5, 2015 11:32 AM, Andy via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote:
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Perhaps saying that the manual could use some improvements is an
understatement! True, I doubt if I would want it for a motorcycle… but in
the Prius, it has been just fine. I did not use any software or other external
methods to program it. It was ‘entertaining” to set up various functions. BTW:
The time-out timer defaults to 30 seconds. That was the first thing I changed.
Fun cheap throw-down rig. I would get another, and most of the eham reviews
on it really aren’t that harse. Overall it got 3.2/5. Andy C6ACM Andrew
MacAllister| T +1 713 827 4334 From: BVARC [mailto:bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org]On
Behalf Of Dwayne Jones via BVARC
Sent: Friday, June 05, 2015 10:40 AM
To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
Subject: Re: [BVARC] Recommendation Needed -- 2 Meter Mobile Reviews on the
Leixen W 898 are not good. That is why there is not one already on the Goldwing
motorcycle.
http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/11817 Dwayne KB5YTA On Fri, Jun 5, 2015
at 10:13 AM, Andy via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote: This 10W (max) Chinese
Leixen VV-898 $135 dual-band mobile xcvr is so small, it is about the size of
some front panels. I’ve been running it for a few months now. It actually works
OK and sounds excellent on the air. The manual could use some improvements
though… Andy W5ACM
http://www.radioddity.com/us/mobile-radio-transceiver/car-mobile-transceiver/leixen/lx-898-mobile-radio-60db-4w-10w-dtmf-vehicle-mobile-dual-band-transceiver-136-174-400-470mhz.html
Andrew MacAllister| T+1 713 827 4334 From: BVARC
[mailto:bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org]On Behalf Of Rick Hiller via BVARC
Sent: Friday, June 05, 2015 8:51 AM
To: 'BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB'
Subject: [BVARC] Recommendation Needed -- 2 Meter Mobile Is there a 2 Meter
FM (ONLY) Mobile radiowith front panel separation? I don’t need the other
bands or modes, just 2 Meters - FM, but mounting the head only would be great.
Any recommendations welcome. Thanks…Rick – W5RH
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