Re: [Elecraft] Best Handi-Talki Out There Now? [End of Thread]
Let's let this one rest for now. Its a little [OT] and is one of those topics that will never conclude :-) 73, Eric WA6HHQ Elecraft List Moderator ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Best Handi-Talki Out There Now?
Would be nice wouldn't it. -- Paul - ve1dy - Halifax, NS SKCC #91, QRP-L #416, K2 - 5678 www3.ns.sympatico.ca/ppike So, is Elecraft going to be making a VHF HT kit then? Julian, G4ILO G4ILO's Shack: www.g4ilo.com K2 s/n: 392 K3 s/n: ??? ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Best Handi-Talki Out There Now?
So, is Elecraft going to be making a VHF HT kit then? -- Julian, G4ILO G4ILO's Shack: www.g4ilo.com K2 s/n: 392 K3 s/n: ??? ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Best Handi-Talki Out There Now?
Alinco makes some very nice handhelds - low cost and highly functional. Al WA6VNN ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
RE: [Elecraft] Best Handi-Talki Out There Now?
Ha, ha!! Phil, you are an FCC engineer (retired) who also became a lawyer! I'm a field technician who was lucky not to have been arrested by you during my tenure servicing shipboard radio systems . (I do recall one of your staff calling me on my cell phone from the FCC monitoring station insisting I was responsible for some lengthy unauthorized transmissions on emergency VHF channel 16 - until I put another FCC engineer, who I was on a ship with at the time doing a SOLAS inspection, on the phone to confirm I wasn't responsible for the signal.) It's a matter of how our minds work differently! I can get the Icom to work perfectly but a week later I've forgotten how I did it. Clearly your memory of the button-press sequences is better than mine. I probably would never have made it as an FCC field engineer either! I didn't have my HT with me at SeaTac, but sure enjoyed chatting with you face to face at the Elecraft booth! Ron AC7AC -Original Message- On Sat, 9 Jun 2007 14:55:43 -0700, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: >I have an Icom WM32A that I picked up in 1999. Works fine, when I can >figure out how to work it. Claims to have an "Intuitive" interface. >Perhaps to C3PO or R2D2, or one of their human clones, but not to this >mere mortal. Gee, Ron, I'm sorry that you didn't mention that when we met at Sea-Pac last week! I've been using that HT for about 5 years for both hamming (both 2m and 3/4m) and monitoring my other hobby - chasing and photo-ing the railroads. It's easy once one gets the hang of it. Then again, I have 5 ICOM transceivers, including the HT My only "gripe" - which is my problem, not ICOM's - is that I have to use the lighted magnifier to read the pushbutton labels and occasionally have to refer to the step-by-step directions in the manual. -- 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
RE: [Elecraft] Best Handi-Talki Out There Now?
On Sat, 9 Jun 2007 14:55:43 -0700, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: >I have an Icom WM32A that I picked up in 1999. Works fine, when >I can figure out how to work it. Claims to have an "Intuitive" >interface. Perhaps to C3PO or R2D2, or one of their human clones, >but not to this mere mortal. Gee, Ron, I'm sorry that you didn't mention that when we met at Sea-Pac last week! I've been using that HT for about 5 years for both hamming (both 2m and 3/4m) and monitoring my other hobby - chasing and photo-ing the railroads. It's easy once one gets the hang of it. Then again, I have 5 ICOM transceivers, including the HT My only "gripe" - which is my problem, not ICOM's - is that I have to use the lighted magnifier to read the pushbutton labels and occasionally have to refer to the step-by-step directions in the manual. -- 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
RE: [Elecraft] Best Handi-Talki Out There Now?
Hi, I use a Kenwood F7E (2m/70cm with wideband all-mode receive, nice to monitor HF) and it works like a charm, both on the duck (I don't use the Kenwood duck, but, rather, a Diamond SRH-999 mini-duck) as well as on external ants through SMA. Of all my handies (yes, I do have a few), I still like the F7 the most. Cheers, Fred PA4YBR/KA4YBR -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul - VE1DY Sent: zondag 10 juni 2007 12:33 To: Bob Nielsen Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Best Handi-Talki Out There Now? This is interesting Bob. I've read similar about the TH-F6A, which has kept me from buying it, but I hadn't read that about the VX-6R before. Too bad the fuse in the F6A is an smt fuse on the board. Thank you, 73, Paul -- Paul - ve1dy - Halifax, NS SKCC #91, QRP-L #416, K2 - 5678 www3.ns.sympatico.ca/ppike On 6/9/07, Bob Nielsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've been happy with my VX-6R, although I understand that you can't > connect it to a grounded mobile antenna with the cigarette-lighter > charger attached or bad things happen (maybe a DC block in the > antenna line would help, but I haven't verified that). > > Bob, N7XY > > > > I did eham review searches on IC-T90A, > > TH-F6A and Yaseu's VX-6R and 7R. Seems like > > for every one - some one or 2 hams found a > > lemon and bought one them gave them fits. ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Best Handi-Talki Out There Now?
This is interesting Bob. I've read similar about the TH-F6A, which has kept me from buying it, but I hadn't read that about the VX-6R before. Too bad the fuse in the F6A is an smt fuse on the board. Thank you, 73, Paul -- Paul - ve1dy - Halifax, NS SKCC #91, QRP-L #416, K2 - 5678 www3.ns.sympatico.ca/ppike On 6/9/07, Bob Nielsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I've been happy with my VX-6R, although I understand that you can't connect it to a grounded mobile antenna with the cigarette-lighter charger attached or bad things happen (maybe a DC block in the antenna line would help, but I haven't verified that). Bob, N7XY > > I did eham review searches on IC-T90A, > TH-F6A and Yaseu's VX-6R and 7R. Seems like > for every one - some one or 2 hams found a > lemon and bought one them gave them fits. ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Best Handi-Talki Out There Now?
I'll second the TH-F6a. It's a great HT but so is the VX-2 except for that darn PTT button. Hard as the dickens to push. John [K7SVV] - Original Message - From: "Leigh L Klotz, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Fred (FL)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2007 6:42 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Best Handi-Talki Out There Now? Kenwood TH-F6a. It has a BFO and does TX on 1.25m. 73, Leigh/WA5ZNU ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.13/840 - Release Date: 6/8/2007 3:15 PM ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Best Handi-Talki Out There Now?
Kenwood TH-F6a. It has a BFO and does TX on 1.25m. 73, Leigh/WA5ZNU ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Best Handi-Talki Out There Now?
On Jun 9, 2007, at 2:55 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: I have an Icom WM32A that I picked up in 1999. Works fine, when I can figure out how to work it. Welcome to the wonderful world of bad user interfaces (UI). One of the problems is that, in the rush to add more and more 'features' to the radio, someone forgot to ask the users if they needed or wanted 'em at the expense of being able to make the radio actually work. My favorite was an old Kenwood from the 1980's - all thumbwheel switches, FM only and simple to operate. In a moment of madness I sold it. I still have an IC-2A kicking around. I couldn't bring myself to get rid of it as it just worked too well and I never forgot how to make it work no matter how long it had been since I picked it up. I also have an Icom IC-T8A three-band handheld and an IC-706mkII. Both radios have their manuals sitting next to them as I can never remember how all the features work. Most bad UI designs come from feature overload. Once you put a computer in the box the tendency on the part of programmers is to just keep adding little features just because they can. The other source of bad UI design is the desire to make the application "customizable". BTW, I am keeping my IC-2A. 73 de Brian, WB6RQN Brian Lloyd - brian HYPHEN wb6rqn AT lloyd DOT com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
RE: [Elecraft] Best Handi-Talki Out There Now?
I have an Icom WM32A that I picked up in 1999. Works fine, when I can figure out how to work it. Claims to have an "Intuitive" interface. Perhaps to C3PO or R2D2, or one of their human clones, but not to this mere mortal. Otherwise it works fine. It is both 144 and 440 MHz and capable of full duplex operation using both of those bands. Guess that's one of the "features" everyone needed. Right Receives both FM and AM and tunes the aircraft and weather frequencies. My favorite was an old Kenwood from the 1980's - all thumbwheel switches, FM only and simple to operate. In a moment of madness I sold it. Ron AC7AC -Original Message- I have not been on 2 meters, of VHF/UHF, since my long drive days in Baltimore, and Laurel, MD. What is the most popular, reliable and bestist - mobile handi-talki, out there now? I did eham review searches on IC-T90A, TH-F6A and Yaseu's VX-6R and 7R. Seems like for every one - some one or 2 hams found a lemon and bought one them gave them fits. The wideband, Am & shortwave receive capability - sounds interesting, for my US/Canadian border location. Who know I can eavesdrop on the freighters as the ply their way up and down the St. Lawrence. :( de Fred N3CSY ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Best Handi-Talki Out There Now?
I've been happy with my VX-6R, although I understand that you can't connect it to a grounded mobile antenna with the cigarette-lighter charger attached or bad things happen (maybe a DC block in the antenna line would help, but I haven't verified that). Bob, N7XY On Jun 9, 2007, at 2:19 PM, Fred (FL) wrote: I have not been on 2 meters, of VHF/UHF, since my long drive days in Baltimore, and Laurel, MD. What is the most popular, reliable and bestist - mobile handi-talki, out there now? I did eham review searches on IC-T90A, TH-F6A and Yaseu's VX-6R and 7R. Seems like for every one - some one or 2 hams found a lemon and bought one them gave them fits. The wideband, Am & shortwave receive capability - sounds interesting, for my US/Canadian border location. Who know I can eavesdrop on the freighters as the ply their way up and down the St. Lawrence. :( de Fred N3CSY __ __Ready for the edge of your seat? Check out tonight's top picks on Yahoo! TV. http://tv.yahoo.com/ ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
