That RT systems software is the best with speech isn't it?  I told them 1
day, I called them and told them keep the current interface, they told me
they've had a lot of those calls and will keep it the same. I have that for
most of my radios.
John Miller N1UMJ
Owner: J E M Racing need sponsors and crew help
to chat with me  AOL instant messenger JEMracing3
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tammy L. Carrithers" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 5:20 PM
Subject: Re: 2 Meter Handhelds


>         John I have a icom t2h and it is very easy to use.It also has
> computer sofwear and a cloning cable  that you can buy extra. Mine came
> from R. T. systems .com
> best 73 kd5nso
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 8:14 AM
> Subject: Re: 2 Meter Handhelds
>
>
> > Find yourself an older HTX-202 on ebay,  that's cheap, or if you want
new,
> > I don't know much about the newer HT's in the lower price range, I can
say
> > stay far far from the Alinco DJS-11T, and the yaesu VX-1R. Both aren't
bad
> > radios, but totally not accessible.
> > John Miller N1UMJ
> > Owner: J E M Racing need sponsors and crew help
> > to chat with me  AOL instant messenger JEMracing3
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Kevin Nathan" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 8:55 AM
> > Subject: 2 Meter Handhelds
> >
> >
> > > Hello, Everyone,
> > >
> > > I find myself in an interesting position here.  Last weekend I
purchased
> > an
> > > Icom 706 at the local ham fest at what was a very good price but when
I
> > > brought it home I learned from my xyl that she had somehow missed our
> > August
> > > house payment and, especially since we're in the middle of a
refinance,
> > she
> > > had to pay two payments this month.  Ouch!  That one hurt a lot.  I
find
> > > myself needing to rethink my radio choices in order to afford to keep
> the
> > > 706.  Thus I am selling my VX-5R with its accessories and also the
Radio
> > > Shack 212 I have at work with its power supply.  I don't use the
> handheld
> > > enough at this time in my life to worry much about selling it.
> > >
> > > But, the complication is that I just got named as leader of our local
> > > emergency response team.  It will be very difficult to act as team
> leader
> > > without a way to communicate during events.  So, after all that,
here's
> my
> > > question to the group.  I want to find a very inexpensive handheld for
2
> > > meters only.  Can you suggest to me some model numbers which are
fairly
> > > accessible and would put out five watts or so on high power?  Thanks
> very
> > > much to all of you and 73.
> > >
> > > Kevin, K7RX :)
> >
> >