Hi.
Actually, I have the Icom 706, the AT-180 auto tuner, the Millenium QSYer
keypad, and the MFJ 24 Amp switching power supply, and the whole thing goes
into a L.L. Bean backpack and is still light enough to carry. Personally,
I think that the functionality of the keypad makes all the difference in
the world with that radio. I've taken my "backpack" station to one Field
Day, and to one Special Event on an emergency basis after getting a
telephone call that their main radio went down. It goes into the pack in
about 10 minutes, and takes about 5 minutes to set up when I get to the
other end.
73, de Lou K2LKK
At 02:42 PM 2/19/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>Well, you don't *need* the external keypad for the 706, it helps but it
>doesn't fit in my portable setup so I guess I won't have it when I use it on
>vacation and places like that, maybe though we'll see. If you know who to
>talk to at HRO, you're in good shape, I never liked people at AES in the
>past.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 12:56 PM
>Subject: Re: radio differences
>
>
> > Hi Butch;
> >
> > Let me tell you, none of these companies are really interested in what the
> > products do or how they work.
> >
> > When the ICOM 706 came out, even before the after-market touchtone pad
> > came
> > out, I spoke with one of the salesmen at HRO.
> >
> > He told me I would have no problems using the radio because it has
> > provisions for a speech synthesizer.
> >
> > I mean it was obvious that all the bum wanted to do was sell a radio.
> >
> > Most of these people, with very few exceptions, are taught to sell this
> > way.
> >
> > The bottom line is that you need to do your homework because, it just
> > comes
> > down to who sells the most.
> >
> > 73 De Anthony W2AJV
> > [log in to unmask]
> > ECHOLINK NODE NUMBER: 74389
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 12:08 PM
> > Subject: Re: radio differences
> >
> >
> >> Hi Butch.
> >>
> >> My recent experience with AES is that you need to know your stuff and
> >> know
> >> exactly what you are looking for, because they are not that well versed
> >> on
> >> what does what, and sometimes not even on what accessories go with a
> >> particular radio.
> >>
> >> 73, de Lou K2LKK
> >>
> >> At 04:45 PM 2/18/2005 -0800, you wrote:
> >>>I'll probably keep the tmv-7a, but I'm more than a little disappointed in
> >>>a e s here in Vegas. When I was looking at radios, I asked the sales
> >>>people repeatedly what the differences were between this one which was
> >>>being discontinued and the tmv-708a. They repeatedly told me only the
> >>>display. Today I find ethere is a great deal of difference in receive
> >>>coverage. 708 covers 118 to 1.2 gig and 7v covers 118 to 174 and 320 370
> >>>or something like that. I called a e s and they said if it looked like
> >>>new they would take it back for a 15% restocking otherwise all they would
> >>>allow for this radio, 2 weeks old, $150.00 In retrospect I should have
> >>>made them dig out the manuals, but I assumed they knew their products.
> >>>I'd probably have paid the difference at the time for the extra receive
> >>>for the mobile. Live and learn!!!
> >>>73s
> >>>Butch Bussen
> >>>wa0vjr
> >>
> >> Louis Kim Kline
> >> A.R.S. K2LKK
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> >>
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