There quality control is just awful.


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: John Miller 
  To: [log in to unmask] 
  Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 1:25 PM
  Subject: Re: [BLIND-HAMS] ht question


  When I go out to grab something or what ever, I just grab the TH-F6A. 
  probably half of what I do is special events with most of the other half 
  being having the HT so I can tell when people are coming to pick me up for 
  meetings and stuff, or going somewhere where the radio is in my pocket just 
  in case. I may get another ICT90A for that down the road, but I don't think 
  I'll ever again own another yaesu. Everyone I know just about who's got one 
  recently, it's wound up in the shop at least once, and I never will like 
  their audio or company attitude.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
  To: <[log in to unmask]>
  Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 1:13 PM
  Subject: Re: ht question


  >I think something like the vx2r, as with most of the other micro handhelds
  > that Yaesu has made, that they are perfect for grabbing off the counter, 
  > top
  > of the fridge, where ever and taking when you go for a walk, or go to run
  > errands or other run about activities where you just want a radio with the
  > repeaters and frreqs you most use in it and nothing else.  Something that
  > performs well and all that.
  > If you want a toy that you can set yourself with the front pannel, that 
  > has
  > all the bells and whistles and that is accessible, go with one of the icom
  > or kenwood HT's ICT90 or TH F6A.
  > Personally, now that I have the ICT90, while it is a really great radio,
  > when i just go out for something quick and am not going to be gone long, i
  > grab the other HT because its just a matter of turning it on, and 
  > selecting
  > the channel you want, of which there are only 4 anyway....quick and dirty.
  > Same would be true for a vx2r or one of its family members.  Just 
  > something
  > easy to grab and nice and small so it'll fit in your shirt pocket or hip
  > pocket and gives you the reliable communications you want or need without
  > all the rest of the neat stuff the other hand helds offer.
  > So what if you can't instantly punch in a frequency or set a PL tone or
  > offset or change the display brightness or set your squelch threshhold. 
  > All
  > of that is totally unnecesary if you have the main freqs already 
  > programmed.
  > The only time you would ever need to change those in the field would be
  > possibly during emergency ops or during some other special event in which
  > case the icom or kenwood would be more appropriate.
  > 73
  > Colin, V A6BKX
  >
  > ----- Original Message ----- 
  > From: <[log in to unmask]>
  > To: <[log in to unmask]>
  > Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 9:26 AM
  > Subject: ht question
  >
  >
  >> Has anyone on the list used the Yaesu vh2 ht?  Its supposed to be the
  > smallest
  >> dual bander available.  Its just over four ounces.  My wife has taken a
  > shine to
  >> it but I'm concerned with being to operate it as tuning is via a dial and
  > I'm
  >> wondering about accessing things because of that.
  >>
  >> Tom
  >>
  >>
  >> Tom Brennan  KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
  >> web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
  >>
  >>
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