well, the conferences have like 10 links and repeaters going through them, 
and ham gear is more used to you talk a minute or 2, then listen for a bit, 
but if you get in a conference, you might get 4 or 5 people talking, all 
going through your radio so it's like10 times the use it gets as just a 
normal single user radio. The commercial equipment can handle it but regular 
ham 2 meter radios apparently can't do it. Most people I know running a link 
like mine connected to conferences a lot and stuff use commercial equipment. 
A couple others I know, 1 in particular, burns up a radio about once a year, 
the other does a little better but he has a fan blowing on his radio with 
the covers off the radio. I know my radio gets pretty hot but not enough to 
concern me yet and I have a fan coming this week so I might be good but I'm 
going to get a Motorola maxtrac late winter I'm hoping and then I won't have 
any problem.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "hank smith" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 4:21 PM
Subject: Re: Icom IC-28A How Accessible?


> why do you burn out radios with confrences?
> can you explain further?
> I have only had my license sense june so am really new
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 1:14 PM
> Subject: Re: Icom IC-28A How Accessible?
>
>
>> well, then that radio would be decent for you but they've both been sold
>> I've been informed. If I had the money I might have picked 1 of them up. 
>> I
>> hear with an echolink simplex link as I have, burning out radios is not
>> uncommon when you connect to conferences as I do. I'll hope this one 
>> lasts
>> through the winter with a fan blowing on it and then I'll get a Motorola.
>> I
>> think I'll be alright. I've always got my IC-27H sitting around for a
>> spare
>> but that's got no CTCSS decode.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "hank smith" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 4:11 PM
>> Subject: Re: Icom IC-28A How Accessible?
>>
>>
>>>I am a tech class  license I don't have access to the other bands but 2
>>> meter 440 and 6 meter anyways
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 12:24 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Icom IC-28A How Accessible?
>>>
>>>
>>>> it is, but 2 meters is vhf, so if the echolink node is on UHF, it won't
>>>> work. If it's on vhf, 2 meters specifically, then it will work just
>>>> fine.
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "hank smith" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 3:16 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: Icom IC-28A How Accessible?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> oh I thaught this radio was a 2 meter rig
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>> From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 9:13 AM
>>>>> Subject: Re: Icom IC-28A How Accessible?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> not if the local echolink node is on UHF.
>>>>>> 73
>>>>>> Colin, V A6BKX
>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>>> From: "hank smith" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 2:30 AM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: Icom IC-28A How Accessible?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> can you get on to echo link with the ic-28?
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>>>> From: "Danny Dyer" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 9:21 PM
>>>>>>> Subject: Icom IC-28A How Accessible?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> > Know this radio has PL tones, is there a Voice Chip for it, and 
>>>>>>> > how
>>>>>>> > does
>>>>>>> > it
>>>>>>> > do overall?  Never had one, have a chance to get onebetween 
>>>>>>> > $65&75,
>>>>>>> > depending on which one, what's your experience? Thanks, Danny.
>>>>>>> >
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