Well said Colin.
Pat, K9JAUAt 12:13 PM 4/15/2007, you wrote:
>I think something like the vx2r, as with most of the other micro handhelds
>that Yaesu has made, that they are perfect for grabbing off the counter, top
>of the fridge, where ever and taking when you go for a walk, or go to run
>errands or other run about activities where you just want a radio with the
>repeaters and frreqs you most use in it and nothing else.  Something that
>performs well and all that.
>If you want a toy that you can set yourself with the front pannel, that has
>all the bells and whistles and that is accessible, go with one of the icom
>or kenwood HT's ICT90 or TH F6A.
>Personally, now that I have the ICT90, while it is a really great radio,
>when i just go out for something quick and am not going to be gone long, i
>grab the other HT because its just a matter of turning it on, and selecting
>the channel you want, of which there are only 4 anyway....quick and dirty.
>Same would be true for a vx2r or one of its family members.  Just something
>easy to grab and nice and small so it'll fit in your shirt pocket or hip
>pocket and gives you the reliable communications you want or need without
>all the rest of the neat stuff the other hand helds offer.
>So what if you can't instantly punch in a frequency or set a PL tone or
>offset or change the display brightness or set your squelch threshhold.  All
>of that is totally unnecesary if you have the main freqs already programmed.
>The only time you would ever need to change those in the field would be
>possibly during emergency ops or during some other special event in which
>case the icom or kenwood would be more appropriate.
>73
>Colin, V A6BKX
>
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>
> > Has anyone on the list used the Yaesu vh2 ht?  Its supposed to be the
>smallest
> > dual bander available.  Its just over four ounces.  My wife has taken a
>shine to
> > it but I'm concerned with being to operate it as tuning is via a dial and
>I'm
> > wondering about accessing things because of that.
> >
> > Tom
> >
> >
> > Tom Brennan  KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
> > web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
> >
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