Nope, don't think you'd want an Alinko, my dj560T
would get Intermod like crazy on 2 meters, 2 meter
signals from other hams half a mile away would totally
desense the radio, I always knew when I had a neighbor
on the band, lol. When I took it to ham fests, I was
lucky if I could hear the area repeaters with all the
local signals wiping out the front end, and this was
on a rubber duck!
I never had such problems on 440, I always thought
that was weird. It was like a whole different radio,
well actually it is a whole different receiver anyway.
Don't have those problems now that I live in the
country, but I still wouldn't recommend it.
--- John Miller <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> OK, well, I'll keep that in mind, he got rid of
> it, I've never had luck
> with the 2 alinco radios I've had anyway nor have a
> lot of my friends so I
> don't think I'll ever get one, but never know I do
> get cheap ones to use in
> the summer in the garage, by the pool and stuff like
> that where it might get
> damaged and I don't want to lose an expensive radio.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dan Kysor" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 9:41 AM
> Subject: Re: Alinco Dj-196T?
>
>
> > yes it is but you have to know the commands.
> > for example, hit a and punch in a frequency
> leaving the last zero
> > off. squelsh is pound and tuning knob, volume is
> star and tuning knob
> etc.
> > dan
> > At 04:45 AM 4/13/04, John Miller wrote:
> > >I had a friend who had 1 of those and said it's
> not accessible at all,
> > >alinco generally isn't, as well as being, from my
> experience, very poor
> > >quality, not to mention, personally, if you want
> a 2 meter only radio
> that
> > >you can do almost everything with and the couple
> things you can't you can
> > >use the computer, look at the IC-V8 it's only
> $114.95 brand new last I
> > >looked at AES though I think you'd be much
> happier with the Kenwood
> TH-F6A,
> > >or the Icom IC-T90A if that's going to be your
> only hand held.
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Brent Harding" <[log in to unmask]>
> > >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > >Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 11:52 PM
> > >Subject: Alinco Dj-196T?
> > >
> > >
> > > > Is this 2-meter HT fairly easy to use for
> someone totally blind?
> There's
> > >one
> > > > on ebay for $145.95, plus $10 shipping. They
> mention computer
> > > > programmability, wonder how much the cable and
> software are, and if
> it's
> > > > accessible? Or am I better off as far as
> accessibility and
> functionality
> > >to
> > > > spend the extra for a Kenwood thf6a? Ebay
> doesn't seem to have any of
> > >those
> > > > listed (I know most people don't want to part
> with them, as they're
> > >triband,
> > > > receive almost anything you'd want in a
> general receiver, and are
> capable
> > >of
> > > > use on packet without adapters, I assume a tnc
> is still necessary to
> > > > experiment with that though.
> > > > 73's
> > > > Kb9lwj
> > > >
> >
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