Actually, the Radio Shack HTX-202s were manufactured by a Korean Company named Maxon.
The design was based on the Icom IC-2AT which Tandy bought and then modified. Maxon was known for their lack of quality control. That being said, both the HTX-202 and the HTX-404 were great radios. I too still have my HTX-202. 73 - Bill KA8VIT > On April 21, 2020 at 4:32 PM NE1EE - Rich <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 2020-04-21 23:12:+0300, you wrote:>I am still using my motorola maxtrac > that was manufactured in the 70's!! > There is something to be said for not upgrading unless you want to, and then > there is the attraction of some of the newer inexpensive gear. But I still > use my Radio Shack HTX-202 (1990s?). Bought it new, and don't regret it. RS > made some good, if unattractive, gear. It is a solid performer, but old > enough that it does not play well with the new radio management software. I > still use it for dedicated ops, like and APRS & up/downlink for high alt > balloon missions. That way I don't tie up another radio for that, and I can > count on its solid signal to control the instrument package @ 35km. But I > admit that my BaoFeng are great for supporting local volunteer ops, > especially when I can exchange an event-specific chirp image with the group, > and we can all be on the same page. I just cart along my laptop, and sync all > our radios. ==================================== Bill Chaikin, KA8VIT USS COD Amateur Radio Club - W8COD WW2 Submarine USS COD SS-224 (NECO) [email protected] http://ka8vit.com http://www.usscod.org ==================================== _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing list [email protected] http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users This message was sent to [email protected] at [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected]
