Hi Colin.
She would need quite a pocket for that radio. You had better hope that she
isn't a good shot!
73, de Lou K2LKK
At 04:58 PM 6/7/2005 -0600, you wrote:
>thanks to everyone for their quick responses to my questions about the ic
>2at.
>Well from all that has been said, it sounds like a good radio...except, it
>was supposed to be for my X Y L and she wants a smaller computer programible
>fit in your pocket HT like the T2A...the reason i was going to go with the
>T2A was because a friend here has one and i was quite impressed with its
>performance and level of accessibility.
>So, though i may find uses for this radio, my wife VA6MAY will most
>certainly not find any use for it except perhaps to throw it at me for
>getting the numbers and letters mixed up while searching for radios on Ebay
>hi hi!
>So, i imagine i will have an IC 2AT for sale in the very near future here on
>the list.
>I think though, that i probably payed too much considering the age i know
>know the radio to be...i thought it was an excellent deal if it was the T2A
>but for $52, im not sure it was such a great deal...perhaps some horse
>trading or something is in the works for this radio.
>73
>Colin, V A6BKX
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 4:49 PM
>Subject: Re: I C 2 A T ht
>
>
> > Hi Colin.
> >
> > In addition to what has already been said about the Icom IC2AT, I would
> > also like to point out that replacement batteries are still available from
> > Batteries America. The '2AT uses the same battery rail format as the
>Radio
> > Shack HTX 202, so you can use most batteries made for the HTX 202 with the
> > Icom IC2AT. The one exception to that is the high voltage batteries, as
> > the Icom IC2AT won't tolerate voltages over 10.8 volts. Don't try
> > connecting the voltage from a car electrical system directly to the radio
> > without something to step the voltage down. Icom used to make a little
> > voltage regulator pack called the Icom IC-DC1 which slid on the radio in
> > place of the battery pack and would allow you to plug a cigarette lighter
> > cord into the back of the 'DC1, and the 'DC1 will spit out 9.6 volts for
> > the radio to run on safely.
> >
> > The '2AT is very thrifty on battery use--that is one of its best
> > attributes. With one heavy duty battery, you can work an entire public
> > service event without having to worry about switching batteries. The Icom
> > also accepts speaker mics that have been manufactured for the Radio Shack
> > HTX 202.
> >
> > So, even though it's not the T2, you could have done a lot worse.
> >
> > 73, de Lou K2LKK
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > At 02:41 PM 6/7/2005 -0600, you wrote:
> > >This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
> > >
> > >------=_NextPart_000_01F8_01C56B6F.07378C70
> > >Content-Type: text/plain;
> > > charset="iso-8859-1"
> > >Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
> > >
> > >hi list:
> > >does anyone have any experience with operating the icom IC 2AT hand =
> > >held?
> > >I have one coming from ebay...actually a mistake since i actually was =
> > >wanting a T2A but mixed up the letters and got a 2AT by =
> > >accident...anyway, ive got the rig coming now and wonder if anyone could
>=
> > >give me some operating tips regarding that radio and how accessible it =
> > >is and button functions and use's and such.
> > >thanks for any info.
> > >73
> > >Colin, V A6BKX
> > >------=_NextPart_000_01F8_01C56B6F.07378C70
> > >Content-Type: text/html;
> > > charset="iso-8859-1"
> > >Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
> > >
> > ><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
> > >hi list:
> > >does anyone have any experience with = operating the=20 icom IC 2AT hand
>held?
> > >I have one coming from ebay...actually = a mistake=20 since i actually
>was
> > >wanting a T2A but mixed up the letters and got a = 2AT by=20
> > >accident...anyway, ive got the rig coming now and wonder if anyone could
>=
> > >give me=20 some operating tips regarding that radio and how accessible it
> > >is and = button=20 functions and use's and such.
> > >thanks for any info.
> > >73
> > >Colin, V = A6BKX
> > >
> > >------=_NextPart_000_01F8_01C56B6F.07378C70--
> >
> > Louis Kim Kline
> > A.R.S. K2LKK
> > Home e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> > Work e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> > Work Telephone: (585) 697-5753
> >
Louis Kim Kline
A.R.S. K2LKK
Home e-mail: [log in to unmask]
Work e-mail: [log in to unmask]
Work Telephone: (585) 697-5753
|
