The 880 also has a bigger display area/number of characters on the screen at once which is a "nice to have" but not really necessary feature.
The info that the 800 supposedly "doesn't have" one-touch callsign programming is incorrect... pressing and holding down the middle soft button below the screen while receiving a transmission will temporarily copy the transmitting station's callsign into the UR field in memory until the rig is moved to another memory or tuned to another frequency. One-touch works fine on the 800, and always has. I own an 800 and have no real problems with it that the 880 would "fix"... if that says anything. Haven't found anything the 880 will do that the 800 won't. Both have pretty difficult user interfaces from reading the 880 manual, none of that really changed. The 2820 looks more "intuitive" to operate, but for the fun-per-dollar ratio, the 800 was the way to go for me... before the 880 was released. The decision between the 800 and the 880 however, is difficult for a new buyer... it's really only a "refresh" of the 800, not any great change to the overall design or operation, in my opinion. In this economic climate, I'd save the $100 and plan to buy the 2820 or the ID-1 later on, perhaps. The 2820 is the best way to go if you want a "buy it once, never buy again" mobile for D-STAR, I think. The ID-1 is a high-end toy that is only justifyable if you have serious need for the data capability or you're a big 1.2 GHz fan... I am, but still can't justify $1000 radio just to play on 1.2 GHz right now... maybe someday. -- Nate Duehr, WY0X n...@natetech.com On Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:06 +0000, "n4ijs" <n4...@insightbb.com> wrote: Good morning! First of all - welcome to DSTAR! I know you will enjoy the mode - I have been active in it since Dayton (where I purchased my radio) and love it! While I have not owned the 800H, I did compare the two before I purchased the 880H. Here are a couple of the items that swung me towards the 880: 1) Number of memories are significantly more (and the more the better with DSTAR) 2) Third generation of DSTAR interface within the radio (much easier to program / use on the fly, including one button call programming) . 3) Display - I just liked the 880H display more than the 800. 4) Free software to program it. (While the software is not real intuitive, it does work). Overall, I have been extremely happy with the 880H. With that said, though, I think the 800 would work just as well on DSTAR and analog - you really can't go wrong! I hope this helps. If you have any questions, just let me know. 73, Robert Kluck - N4IJS --- In [1]dstar_digi...@yahoogroups.com, "whynotbecreative" <kg4...@...> wrote: > > Hi there, > > Besides the difference in looks and the $100 price difference, what are the functional differences of the radio? > > The reason I ask is that I'm contemplating getting into D-Star and see that the 800 is on closeout for $100 or so less than the 880. The brochures don't really make it clear what the real difference is, so I'm wondering what I'm missing out on if I'd get the 800 instead of the 880. > > (I did try to search the archives, but that's as useless on Yahoo groups as it was almost 10 years ago.) > > Thanks and 73, > --Alex KR1ST > [2]http://www.kr1st.com > [3]http://www.airlinkexpress.org > References 1. mailto:dstar_digital%40yahoogroups.com 2. http://www.kr1st.com/ 3. http://www.airlinkexpress.org/ 4. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dstar_digital/message/8309;_ylc=X3oDMTM1M2RrcGtzBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwNTEwNTI2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARtc2dJZAM4MzEwBHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA3Z0cGMEc3RpbWUDMTI0ODE5MTg2NgR0cGNJZAM4MzA5 5. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dstar_digital/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJxdjZ2ajVyBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwNTEwNTI2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARtc2dJZAM4MzEwBHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA3JwbHkEc3RpbWUDMTI0ODE5MTg2Ng--?act=reply&messageNum=8310 6. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dstar_digital/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJmazM0b2NmBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwNTEwNTI2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNudHBjBHN0aW1lAzEyNDgxOTE4NjY- 7. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dstar_digital/messages;_ylc=X3oDMTJmOW10MTVvBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwNTEwNTI2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNtc2dzBHN0aW1lAzEyNDgxOTE4NjY- 8. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dstar_digital/files;_ylc=X3oDMTJnbWJtN2R2BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwNTEwNTI2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNmaWxlcwRzdGltZQMxMjQ4MTkxODY2 9. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dstar_digital/photos;_ylc=X3oDMTJmaW5idDVrBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwNTEwNTI2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNwaG90BHN0aW1lAzEyNDgxOTE4NjY- 10. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dstar_digital/links;_ylc=X3oDMTJnMjJwa2dkBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwNTEwNTI2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNsaW5rcwRzdGltZQMxMjQ4MTkxODY2 11. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dstar_digital/database;_ylc=X3oDMTJkcWZqamlvBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwNTEwNTI2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNkYgRzdGltZQMxMjQ4MTkxODY2 12. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dstar_digital/polls;_ylc=X3oDMTJnYnFvMW41BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwNTEwNTI2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNwb2xscwRzdGltZQMxMjQ4MTkxODY2 13. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dstar_digital/calendar;_ylc=X3oDMTJlbTB2aGU0BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwNTEwNTI2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNjYWwEc3RpbWUDMTI0ODE5MTg2Ng-- 14. http://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJlZDhmazRzBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwNTEwNTI2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTI0ODE5MTg2Ng-- 15. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dstar_digital/join;_ylc=X3oDMTJnbmloajV0BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwNTEwNTI2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNzdG5ncwRzdGltZQMxMjQ4MTkxODY2 16. mailto:dstar_digital-dig...@yahoogroups.com?subject=email%20delivery:%20Digest 17. mailto:dstar_digital-traditio...@yahoogroups.com?subject=change%20delivery%20format:%20Traditional 18. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dstar_digital;_ylc=X3oDMTJlYm4yNGw3BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwNTEwNTI2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNocGYEc3RpbWUDMTI0ODE5MTg2Ng-- 19. http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ 20. mailto:dstar_digital-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com?subject= 21. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dstar_digital/members;_ylc=X3oDMTJndDJoYWRmBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwNTEwNTI2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2bWJycwRzdGltZQMxMjQ4MTkxODY2 22. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dstar_digital/files;_ylc=X3oDMTJoNmtmZ3Y3BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwNTEwNTI2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2ZmlsZXMEc3RpbWUDMTI0ODE5MTg2Ng-- 23. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dstar_digital;_ylc=X3oDMTJmbGxvZzVzBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwNTEwNTI2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzEyNDgxOTE4NjY- 24. http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTJuYnFqOTVpBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BF9wAzEEZ3JwSWQDMjA1MTA1MjYEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDYzMTA4BHNlYwNuY21vZARzbGsDYnJhbmQEc3RpbWUDMTI0ODE5MTg2Ng--;_ylg=1/SIG=11314uv3k/**http%3A//brand.yahoo.com/forgood 25. http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTJwc2hscjM2BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BF9wAzIEZ3JwSWQDMjA1MTA1MjYEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDYzMTA4BHNlYwNuY21vZARzbGsDdG9vbGJhcgRzdGltZQMxMjQ4MTkxODY2;_ylg=1/SIG=11c6dvmk9/**http%3A//toolbar.yahoo.com/%3F.cpdl=ygrps 26. http://groups.yahoo.com/start;_ylc=X3oDMTJwcmxoaXU0BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BF9wAzMEZ3JwSWQDMjA1MTA1MjYEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDYzMTA4BHNlYwNuY21vZARzbGsDZ3JvdXBzMgRzdGltZQMxMjQ4MTkxODY2 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
