Portiblility is emportant. I do not want a base radio. I want to be able to 
do ecolink, the win system, and as well as my local repeater. Two meeters, 
six metters and 10 metters. RJ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2013 12:27 PM
Subject: Re: Introduction and a question


> Welcome to the community.
> Can't answer your question, with out asking lots of questions.
> 1.  What kind of things do you want to do?
> 2.  is the portability of a hand held radio important?
> 3.  What bands do you want to operate on?
> 4.  How far away from the repeaters you want to access?
> 5.  Is long range simplex operation a priority?
> 6.  Do you want a radio that can handle a big antenna?