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The ones I am seeing are fetching $500-600 on the various ham sites and QTH

I think if you get the study guides, and learn the material, that you will find CBs are practically dinosaurs and severely limited. Merely learning to answer the questions to the ham tests will get you your ticket faster, but if you study and learn the stuff, you'll likely become bored with CBs...

I think a first time intro into the market, such as this, they are way over priced, and will move off the shelves at a turtle's pace. Only time will tell, but I think they are in for a sales disappointment though.

Going to meet the seller today and see if I want to buy the 890 or not. Cross your fingers Scratch that, the seller let me know that when he hooked up the radio yesterday to make sure it worked right, the autotuner decided to not work. This am it worked again, but a little later it stopped...

Discontinued, or will not be getting new stock for a bit, it says. I could see the 8800 getting replaced, its a little dated. Perhaps they'll address the tiny screen and no back lighting finally.

Lol, wife doesnt have a fancy sewing machine, so I cant go that route. I could tell her I put up with her, but I'd end up shot.

You've probably already seen the eham reviews, some of which are legit, and some of them makes you say, really? You may also look at a leftover or used Icom 208, but I dont think it does xband repeat.

Glad to hear. I'm pondering picking one up from a ham in the area myself. Looks like a decent radio, from everything I read. Not sure how the wife will feel about it though,lol.

Hey, I know its an old thread, but how are you liking the 890?

I second that!

Didnt I read somewhere that Yaesu was rolling out a line of digital radios using P25?

I've read some reviews on the alinco, and the main complaint I seem to read is the mic. Everyone suggests upgrading the mic. Would you agree?

From what I understand, its kind of like echolink, in that it lets you link to the internet thru your radio, but that unlike echolink, you must use the radio. Also, I think there is like one repeater in the country set up for it, but its big in japan. Other then that, I have no clue lol.

Think it was a sibling of the Cobra 200, used to see them both back in '05 when I drove OTR. I had a 200 back then, and it seemed to work fine, didnt have the issues that alot had.

Think I posted my callsign before on here, but I can't remember. I kept the same sign though. No HF radio here, yet at least, and apartment living will make it tricky no less. They dont want visible antennas, grrr.

We had a gal as one of our VEs too. They told me I had about 22 or so right. Better then I expected.

I went in today myself and passed my general upgrade. For laughs I tried my hand at extra. I gave the VEs some entertainment when they checked my answers,lol.

You can only learn so much by studying, and reading. You will have to get your feet wet to really grasp and learn some of this stuff. When you can pass the practice exams on eham everytime, then go take the tests. Then jump in the water.

DOnt think it was mentioned yet, but the OP was asking about, is the band plans. Certain sections of each band are assigned for use with different modes. There are sections allocated to ssb, am, fm, as well as for data on 2m for example. 146.520, the simplex calling frequency on 2m, is...

Going to try to get my parents to go to that, they live just east of there, and he is a shriner from another lodge.