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Buddy Brannan <[log in to unmask]>
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Not besides the TH-F6 from Kenwood. Actually, the speech itself shouldn't be hard, there's a DECTalk board for Arduino. I was thinking the same...or similar...or, hey, DSTAR as well maybe? 

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> On Nov 8, 2015, at 9:23 PM, Tom Fowle <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Folks,
> did you all note the v/uhf transciever board mention in "New Products" qst
> november 2015?
> 
> Made by "hobby PCB" it appears to be the guts of a triband, 144, 225, 450 MHZ
> 200 MW talkie. Arranged to be controlable from an Arduino or other
> microcontroller.
> 
> Would it not be intriguing to build up an H"T for the 3 bands with proper
> speech feedback? 
> 
> Since it only runs 200MW, one would need to find or design a power amp and
> appropriate band pass filters, along with all the software to do the voice
> feedback, switching etc. Not to mention battery and packaging.
> 
> I don't think I have the ambition or knowledge to do this, but it's sure an
> interesting idea.
> 
> Comments?
> tom Fowle WA6IVG
> P.S. I am assuming there is not available a triband accessible HT at this
> time?
> T.F.

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