That's what I thought.
73 De Anthony W2AJV
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 7:13 PM
Subject: Re: external antennas with handhelds
> Hi Anthony.
>
> Most of the day to day things that I need to do are straightforward
> enough. Setting up PL's are not that easy, but the radio has 60 memories,
> which are enough to load every conceivable repeater in the area. I use
> the
> cloning software to load up the memories and just click through them.
>
> The one disappointing thing is that this radio does not allow me to
> monitor
> both bands the way that my old Standard C528A did. Now, there was a
> really
> great radio.
>
>
> However, for my purposes, this radio works well, and I have been pretty
> happy with it, even with the limitation that I can only listen in one
> place
> at a time. I truthfully only used the dual receive on the Standard HT
> occasionally anyway.
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
>
> At 10:03 PM 10/18/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>>Hi Lou;
>>
>>Does that radio monitor both bands at the same time and, how user friendly
>>is it.
>>
>>73 De Anthony W2AJV
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>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 9:40 PM
>>Subject: Re: external antennas with handhelds
>>
>>
>> > Hi.
>> >
>> > I avoided the purchase of the THF6A and the IC-T90 just because they
>> > use
>> > SMA connectors, and I wanted something with a BNC. I bought a used
>> > Icom
>> > IC-T7H from one of the fellows on the list, and while it is not
>> > broadband
>> > to the extent that the THF6A is, I have been very happy with it, and it
>> > has
>> > proven to be a reliable little radio.
>> >
>> > 73, de Lou K2LKK
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > At 04:04 PM 10/17/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>> >>Hello again folks.
>> >>
>> >>Moments ago, I finished a conversation with an electrical engineer who
>> >>seems
>> >>to know a lot about the design of current, multi-band handhelds. He
>> >>tells
>> >>me
>> >>that, electronically, designers now have the ability to build
>> >>broadband,
>> >>output circuits that will accommodate spreads in frequency as wide as
>> >>50
>> >>mhz
>> >>to 500 mhz, thus allowing for any antenna that is close to 50 ohms and
>> >>reasonably resonant. He echoed the comments of several people here,
>> >>lamenting the rather fragil sma connectors, now on most of the modern
>> >>equipment. His suggestion was to purchase a cable, the length to be
>> >>specified by the customer, from a company that puts a sma connector at
>> >>one
>> >>end and a selectable connector at the other, the cable itself,
>> >>apparently
>> >>quite robust but rather thin and flexible. He's going to look for the
>> >>name
>> >>of this company and get back to me. I'll pass it along for anyone
>> >>interested.
>> >>
>> >>Thanks to all who contributed to the discussion. I now feel a bit
>> >>easier
>> >>about attaching something a little more efficient than the bendable
>> >>gadget
>> >>that comes with the handheld.
>> >>
>> >>73's.
>> >>
>> >>Jerry
>> >
>> > Louis Kim Kline
>> > A.R.S. K2LKK
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>> > Work Telephone: (585) 697-5753
>> >
>
> Louis Kim Kline
> A.R.S. K2LKK
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