and some people swear by the comidor 64 too haha.
For 45 bucks now you can get a dual band, full keypad handheld with some
speech that is half the size of the ic02at or ft470 or standard 530.
And trust me, the uv5r is just as well built too because I've dropped mine
many many times and it still keeps on ticking without a hitch.
Just the battery pack for the ic02 is nearly double that price these days.
I had an ic02 I think it was with the 3 thumb wheels on the top and the 5K
switch on the back along with the plus-minus and offset slider switches.
But I was just learning back in those days and when the battery pack failed,
I tried to connect the radio to 13.8 volts...but naturally, got it backwards
and blew the diode out.
I never did figure out how to bypass or replace the protection diode and so
the radio went into the junk bin for several years, then into permanent ht
valhalla hi.
The receiver was a bit deaf on it anyway compared to even my ICt2H which is
deafer than my other HT's.
So, as long as your good and close to a repeater, and don't have much
intermod, it works pretty well.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Buddy Brannan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2013 4:43 PM
Subject: Re: Touch screens
> Actually Colleen, the FT-470 (and the later FT-530) were fantastic =
> radios for blind ops. Excellent, in fact, and I wouldn't mind having one =
> of them myself again.=20
> --
> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
>
>
>
> On Jun 9, 2013, at 6:06 PM, COLLEEN ROTH <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> I have the Thumb Wheels notched.
>> I also have a PL Board for the most common PL Tone in my area.
>> I didn't know about the 02AT when I got my radio.
>> My husband and I got these radios right when we were licensed.
>> He has a Yaesu 470 Dual Bander because he can see the display.
>> I got to have his radio notched too.
>> Colleen Roth, N8TNV;
>>=20
>>=20
>>=20
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Harvey Heagy <[log in to unmask]>
>> ,to3 [log in to unmask]
>> Date: Saturday, June 8, 2013 12:23 pm
>> Subject: Re: Touch screens
>>=20
>>>=20
>>>=20
>>> My first ever ham radio was the Icom 0-bAT which I liked very much. =
> It was=20
>>> keypad operated. I had friends who had the 2AT, but they had to file =
> the=20
>>> thumb wheels so that they could keep track of the input and output=20
>>> frequencies. How do you handle that?
>>> Harvey
>>> ----- Original Message -----=20
>>> From: "COLLEEN ROTH" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2013 9:39 AM
>>> Subject: Re: Touch screens
>>>=20
>>>=20
>>> Hello,
>>> I understand that a lot of people love Iphones and other touchscreen=20=
>
>>> Devices.
>>> I would not feel comfortable with a Smartphone or Iphone because I do =
> not=20
>>> want to have to listen to all of that stuff and figure out what to =
> do.
>>> I like buttons to operate things. Personally, I do not care about all =
> of=20
>>> those Apps.
>>> The only way I would consider a Smartphone is if all or most of the =
> things I=20
>>> would do could be done via a Braille Display.
>>> That would include reading things with a Braille Display.
>>> I definitely do not want a Touch Screen on my Radio because I would =
> hit the=20
>>> Panic Button too much if I thought I hit the wrong button.
>>> We each have to choose the path we walk.
>>> I have an Icom 2at with Thumb Wheels notched and a PL Board so I can =
> use it=20
>>> independently.
>>> Colleen Roth, N8TNV=20
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