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
>
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> 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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