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jrw14493

Post subject: FPP Dual-band HT

Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2014 6:21 pm

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Any recommendations? Lots of cheap stuff flooding the market.

Looking for a 136-174 and 400ish-470 HT that will do FPP and TX in those bands for a "technician's radio."

Thanks!

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Mark

Post subject: Re: FPP Dual-band HT

Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2014 6:44 pm

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Yaesu VX-6R great radio at a great price. 7R is the best freeband HT around. Lots and lots of people are switching over to a Boefang or Wouxun, both less than $40.00 at Amazon. I own 20+ for rental, although most are the Wouxun with no display for $107.00. For rental radios the display and lots of buttons are only trouble...

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nickcarr

Post subject: Re: FPP Dual-band HT

Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2014 6:50 pm

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The Alinco DJ-500T is awesome just for that purchase. Simple to use and can be unlocked for full Tx.

http://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-013307

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jrw14493

Post subject: Re: FPP Dual-band HT

Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2014 9:21 pm

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I forgot to mention, it also needs to do 2.5 KHz channel steps. (i.e 157.4925)

I like the Alinco and price but it doesn't so 2.5 KHz channel steps.

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Wilrobnson

Post subject: Re: FPP Dual-band HT

Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2014 9:36 pm

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jrw14493 wrote:

I forgot to mention, it also needs to do 2.5 KHz channel steps. (i.e 157.4925)

Isn't that NXDN?

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Atomic Taco

Post subject: Re: FPP Dual-band HT

Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2014 10:36 pm

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Go for the F8HP

http://www.baofengtech.com/CompareChart

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nickcarr

Post subject: Re: FPP Dual-band HT

Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2014 10:48 pm

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jrw14493 wrote:

I like the Alinco and price but it doesn't so 2.5 KHz channel steps.

Is this one of those times where I have to attach a screenshot of the 2.5 khz stepping? LOL.

Yes, it *does* support 2.5khz steps. It's one of the few HTs that do actually.

http://universal-radio.com/catalog/ht/1656spec.html

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jrw14493

Post subject: Re: FPP Dual-band HT

Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2014 11:04 am

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I must have been looking at the specs of the old model.

Looks like you can also open up the TX freqs with software instead of a hardware mod?

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jrw14493

Post subject: Re: FPP Dual-band HT

Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2014 11:04 am

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Wilrobnson wrote:

jrw14493 wrote:

I forgot to mention, it also needs to do 2.5 KHz channel steps. (i.e 157.4925)

Isn't that NXDN?

No.

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Wilrobnson

Post subject: Re: FPP Dual-band HT

Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2014 12:30 pm

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Well they plunked it down as one of the emission designators anyhow...

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nickcarr

Post subject: Re: FPP Dual-band HT

Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2014 1:23 pm

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jrw14493 wrote:

Looks like you can also open up the TX freqs with software instead of a hardware mod?

Yes, if you have the correct cable.

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luminoxs

Post subject: Re: FPP Dual-band HT

Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 4:33 am

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Look at the Wouxun KG-UV6D radios. They will do 2.5 KHz steps. We had our TRS tech put it on a service monitor and was impressed with its performance.

http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/ht/3006.html

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