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Date: Wed, 29 Jun 94 04:30:24 PDT
From: Ham-Equip Mailing List and Newsgroup <ham-equip@ucsd.edu>
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Subject: Ham-Equip Digest V94 #208
To: Ham-Equip
Ham-Equip Digest Wed, 29 Jun 94 Volume 94 : Issue 208
Today's Topics:
ICOM HT owners
Opinions About Ft11r Handheld ?
Opinions on batteries?
Yaesu FT-11 Mod
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Date: 28 Jun 94 17:37:50 -0500
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!usenet.ucs.indiana.edu!indyvax.iupui.edu!jedward@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: ICOM HT owners
To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu
In article <2uph1d$3dd@goro.norand.com>, fredeb@norand.com (Bill Frede) writes:
>
> To all ICOM HT users.
>
> Does anyone out there in radioland have any direct experience with using
> external speaker/mikes with their ICOMs? I see from the catalog there are three
> options for an IC-W2A. They are HM-65, HM-70 and MFJ also offers the MFJ-285W.
> My intended use is for bicycle mobile. Any advice is appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Bill Frede WB9GKV
> fredeb@norand.com
>
I have the HM-65 which i use with my 2SRA. It works fine no complaints.
Like all small speaker mikes audio is not deafening but it works.
mir...jee
>
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Date: 28 Jun 94 20:28:00 -0500
From: blkcat!org!fidonet!z1!n109!f239!David.Edger@uunet.uu.net
Subject: Opinions About Ft11r Handheld ?
To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu
The FTllR is a great little rig, but it has some defects that
might be important to you. First, it is expensive to obtain the 12V
converter to allow its use in a car. Second, I find the construction
to be a little less solid than some of the other rigs. Finally, CTCSS
decode is an extra cost option.
The above said, it is a nice radio. But, if I was buying new, I
would definitely look closely at the Icom T21A. This radio has none of
the defects of the FTllR. It has, as an added attraction, 6W output
when run from a 12V supply, PL tone scan which is really nifty, and
most importantly UHF receive capability from 400 to 490 MHZ. This last
is lots of fun and lets you do a bit of scanning when the 2 meter
repeaters are quiet.
The T21A is more expensive, but it has a lot to offer.
73 Dave AA5NU
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Fidonet: David Edger 1:109/239
Internet: David.Edger@f239.n109.z1.fidonet.org
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Date: 28 Jun 94 17:40:30 -0500
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!usenet.ucs.indiana.edu!indyvax.iupui.edu!jedward@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: Opinions on batteries?
To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu
In article <hamilton.772822046@BIX.com>, hamilton@BIX.com (hamilton on BIX) writes:
>
> I just bought a very nice IC-2SRA thru rec.radio.swap but of course
> it came -- just as it does from Icom -- with only a single BP-84
> battery and trickle charger.
>
> I notice there are quite a number of ads in QST and elsewhere from
> vendors offering after-market batteries and chargers, so I'm curious
> to hear opinions on how much one can really save by going that route
> and whether it's worth it.
>
> Do the batteries really look cosmetically just like the originals
> from Icom? Anyone who feels quite strongly that one supplier is
> better/cheaper than another?
>
> I see a number of vendors offer rapid chargers, but neither the one
> offered by Icom nor the others I see advertized mention they provide
> an optional conditioning cycle as I have on the rapid charger for my
> Oki cellular phone. Have I missed something? Does anyone offer a
> charger with that feature (or is there a reason why not)?
>
> Also, I notice there are folks listed in, e.g., the HRO catalog that
> offer big shoulder-strapped sealed lead-acid batteries with really
> large capacity (well, compared to a regular NiCd). Anyone bought one
> and got some opinions? They look kind of neat but I suspect the weight
> might get old pretty quick...
>
> Regards,
> Doug Hamilton KD1UJ hamilton@bix.com Ph 508-358-5715
> Hamilton Laboratories, 13 Old Farm Road, Wayland, MA 01778-3117, USA
I use a Quantum ham battery with my IC2SRA. I took one wiith me on an
expedition up Mt McKinley and it worked great...better than i did!! 8-)
I reccomend them highly.
mir..jee
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Date: 28 Jun 1994 21:11:15 -0600
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!gatech!nntp.msstate.edu!olivea!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!xmission!u.cc.utah.edu!not-for-mail@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: Yaesu FT-11 Mod
To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu
ANyone have the Yaesu FT-11 mod for out of band TX/RX????
THanks
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