I'm till looking for a hand-held with two seperate vfo's.
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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 =
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>> CTCSS tones is not terribly accessible.
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>> 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 =
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>> anyway, as you step through. CTCSS tones are able to be set directly, =
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>> are, I think, DCS tones, but determining which kind of tone is being =
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>> is a bit tricky and requires some workaround. Same with whether =
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>> on VFO A or B, because it has true dual receive and cross band =
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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
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>>> is when you are in menu mode you can step through the menus and it =
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>>> reads the menus as you step through them, so you don=3D3D92t =
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>>> have to know the menu number to find a setting. This is the unit with =
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>>> the more traditional keyboard layout. i will find out which model it =
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>>> next time I talk t him, but int he meantime, is there a list of which =
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>>> baofeng radios are and ar enot truly accessible? I have a uv5r, and =
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>>> accessibility is awesome for that one, and i am considering getting =
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>>> another one in the near future, so am at the point to choose which =
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>>> might want, the 220 version, or the model he has.
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>>> 73 and have a wonderful Christmas
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