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 :)