Well, if you want true dual receive, so far, the cheapest is the aforementioned Puxing PX-UV973. Anytone also has one, AT-3318UV/AT398UV, but its availability is somewhat scarce, and may not even be really out yet.
On Dec 25, 2013, at 3:32 PM, Anthony Vece <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I'm till looking for a hand-held with two seperate vfo's.
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> Sent from my Verizon iPhone 5s!
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>> On Dec 25, 2013, at 1:55 PM, Michael Thurman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> oh wow a handheld with cross band repeat. i hav enot seen that in ages. =
>> of course, i hope to get a thf6a someday, but wow that sounds lil an =
>> awesome ht too.. the a couple friend of mine and I are considering =
>> putting up a small repeater, and we will probably go with a split site =
>> system, since a pair of those little hrs are cheaper han a duplexer. i =
>> think it would be fun to experiment, and if we do that, we might use a =
>> pair with commanders to eliminate some of the extra noise.. i will =
>> definitely be interested in reading the guide when you get it written.
>>> On Dec 25, 2013, at 12:00 PM, Buddy Brannan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>>> That sounds like the UV-B5 or UV-B6. My understanding is that setting =
>> =3D
>>> CTCSS tones is not terribly accessible.
>>> =20
>>> I=3D92m currently playing with a Puxing PX-UV973, which is pretty =3D
>>> accessible. I still have to write up an eyes-free guide for it, but I =
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>>> haven=3D92t had a bunch of time. It also speaks the menus, most of =
>> them =3D
>>> anyway, as you step through. CTCSS tones are able to be set directly, =
>> as =3D
>>> are, I think, DCS tones, but determining which kind of tone is being =
>> set =3D
>>> is a bit tricky and requires some workaround. Same with whether =
>> you=3D92re =3D
>>> on VFO A or B, because it has true dual receive and cross band =
>> repeat.=3D20=3D
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>>>> On Dec 25, 2013, at 11:50 AM, Michael Thurman <[log in to unmask]> =
>>> wrote:
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>>>> I have a friend who just got one of the new baofeng handhelds. His =
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>>>> version has a com pander, which is interesting. One mic feature it =3D
>>> has, =3D3D
>>>> is when you are in menu mode you can step through the menus and it =
>> =3D3D
>>>> reads the menus as you step through them, so you don=3D3D92t =
>> necessarily =3D
>>> =3D3D
>>>> have to know the menu number to find a setting. This is the unit with =
>> =3D
>>> =3D3D
>>>> the more traditional keyboard layout. i will find out which model it =
>> =3D
>>> is =3D3D
>>>> next time I talk t him, but int he meantime, is there a list of which =
>> =3D
>>> =3D3D
>>>> baofeng radios are and ar enot truly accessible? I have a uv5r, and =
>> =3D3D
>>>> accessibility is awesome for that one, and i am considering getting =
>> =3D3D
>>>> another one in the near future, so am at the point to choose which =
>> one =3D
>>> I =3D3D
>>>> might want, the 220 version, or the model he has.
>>>> =3D20
>>>> 73 and have a wonderful Christmas
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