john:
are they just using single channel IDAS?  I would guess that is the case 
since your area is probably pretty jam packed with repeater pairs and 
running a trunking system on 2M would be difficult pretty much anywhere.
Also, how is the receiver voting with IDAS?  I ask because there is some 
talk of setting a couple repeaters up around here with voting receivers.

73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 10:17 AM
Subject: Re: wauxum hand helds


> The IC-F3101 handheld and the IC-F5121 mobile, both VHF radios and their 
> UHF
> counterparts the IC-F4101 and IC-F6121. They are commercial radios, so no
> VFO, but they'll tell you what channel they're on in voice, do IDAS, have 
> a
> lot you can do with turning the power on while holding a button to adjust
> the squelch and other various settings, making it really one of the best
> commercial radios I've used for accessibility though I still prefer my
> kenwoods. my fiance got me the IC-F3101 for my birthday since one of the
> local clubs I belong to and am VP of has a few IDAS repeaters up so now I
> can play there. The software took a little learning but now that I did I 
> can
> do anything with it.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "chad morrison" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 11:09 AM
> Subject: Re: wauxum hand helds
>
>
>> what is the model?
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, July 04, 2011 11:15 PM
>> Subject: Re: wauxum hand helds
>>
>>
>>> There's a commercial Icom radio that can do that now, it will give the
>>> channels.
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "chad morrison" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 12:12 AM
>>> Subject: Re: wauxum hand helds
>>>
>>>
>>>> no, it will just read you the memory name.
>>>> chad
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Monday, July 04, 2011 8:44 PM
>>>> Subject: wauxum hand helds
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Everyone;
>>>>> I think I got the answer once upon a time but I just have to ask and
>>>>> hope I misunderstood.  Simply put what talks?  Putting it another way,
>>>>> I
>>>>> just put 20 channels in memory and I don't have my paper telling me
>>>>> what
>>>>> repeater is in what channel and I had a minor brain freeze.  When I
>>>>> bring up a memory channel will the radio speak both channel number and
>>>>> frequency?  If it only speaks channel numbers it isn't on my want 
>>>>> list.
>>>>>  Similarly if I am dialing through the band will the radio tell me 
>>>>> what
>>>>> frequency I am currently on?  To me those are the two most important
>>>>> features.
>>>>> Given the drastically lower price how does this thing compare with the
>>>>> thf6a?
>>>>> -- 
>>>>> richard