Well, Mike, I like the radio. The only thing is, it has more audio than 
you're going to need if you use it as a base rig. It's wonderful in the 
mobile. Our local club, of which I'm president of, has a 220 machine which 
is alwayse linked to our 2 meter box. I have that frequency programmed into 
memory channel one. That's how I know I'm in channel one and move up or down 
from there. If you use the buttons on the mic, you can hear the "beep" as 
you go up and down in memory. It's a higher pitched beep when you go up, a 
lower pitched one when going down. I really don't know just how good the 
receive is because I use an indoor antenna with it. I'm sorry I don't know 
what receive coverage is. I have yet to have someone read the manual for me. 
I bought the Jetstream because the Alinco 220 radio is a bit more pricey 
than the Jetstream is. When you're on a fixed income, that sort of thing 
tends to count a bit more than you want it to. 73. Doug

-----Original Message----- 
From: Michael Thurman
Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 12:10 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Looking for a 220 mhz mobile rig:

cool  how do you like yours besides the non blind friendly aspects?  is =
i easy to know what channel you are on at least, and what kid of receive =
coverage does it have?  sometimes receive coverage can help if you =
program a channel tha you know is always actie like weather, but that =
only works if you ca lock out that channel from the scan list. otherwise =
it is  just annoying.
On Oct 30, 2013, at 2:38 PM, Doug and Sheilla Emerson =
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi, Don. A couple of months ago my wife, Sheilla and I bought a =
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> brand new for $250 from Universal Radio in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. The =
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> isn't blind friendly by itself. But, if you get the RT Systems =
software and=20
> have NVDA, you can program the radio to your liking. Finding a used =
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> mobile rig may be a bit difficult. Because there isn't a whole lot of=20=

> choices for 220 radios out there, people who have 220 mobile rigs tend =
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> hold on to them. If you do find a used 220 rig, I suggest you stay =
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> the ADI 220 fm mobile rigs. They are very problem pleagued. The best =
of 73.=20
> Doug, N6NFF
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> -----Original Message-----=20
> From: Don Breda
> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 10:05 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Looking for a 220 mhz mobile rig:
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> Subject says it.
> Want one in good condition at a cheap price grin!
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> Need to be able to program it and can't see the display.
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> Thanks. Been a ham  since 1969 but never paid attention to 220 mhz =
band
> or its radios.
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> Don't want an ht just a mobile or base rig.
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> Don Breda <[log in to unmask]>=20