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Well, the subject pretty much says it all. Has anyone else noticed this? It seems like lately I get a little bit of crackle on occasion from the speaker on my 8DR. It seems to happen when someone is overdriving their mic a bit and I have the volume turned up. I can try borrowing another...

It sounds like feature wise this HT is a pretty good match vs the VX-8GR. But what about the 8-DR (which is what I have and why I ask). I'm thinking about getting this simply for packet use - being able to do packet on the go without needing a separate TNC would be nice. But it sounds like...

Did the factory pick up or comment on the mod?

moleculo, I'm assuming you haven't seen this behavior?

This radio keeps tempting me. I see it every time I go to HRO. It sits there tempting me. It's the VX-8DRs younger brother. I keep telling myself "See, if I get that then I can throw a short but better whip on it and then put it in my laptop bag and always have a radio with me." I'm just...

I have an issue once in a while where the first "click" doesn't register. Anyone else ever see that?

I am in need of a moderately-priced analyzer and I'm looking at these two. Many folks I know have the MFJ-259, but one friend that bought one said if he was going to do it over he'd get the ZM30 instead. The only downside I see is that the ZM30 only goes up to 30Mhz, while the MFJ goes up to...

How would this compare to the MFJ-822?

If a phone can correctly monitor voltage then why not a radio? Is the voltage displayed meaningful? Or do you just run it 'til it dies and swap batteries? (Good thing for field day my Golf has a lighter jack in trunk and you can run the cradle off of it. It seems the cradle charges fast...

It seems to serve no other function. I was trying to run the battery down, admittedly, and turned the radio on this morning. Full meter. It quickly dropped to 0 and then shut off. I can monitor battery voltage of course - at what point should I start getting ready to swap batteries?

Any toggle would be better than none.

I just noticed that the GPS mic for the 92AD has a power switch. You can power the GPS off when you don't need it. As opposed to needing a screwdriver. Oh, if only Yaesu was that smart.

One issue I've noticed with my VX-8DR is that if I have it running in the car with the cig lighter plugged in it gets insanely hot. Hotter than it should. Maybe you're not supposed to run it that way with a full battery? I.e. let the battery run down and then plug it in to charge?

I guess I could take a spare pair of iPod earbuds, but I only want one ear covered. I don't wanna have one just dangling. There's one at radio shack I'm gonna go look at.

Then I have MORE batteries to manage. No thanks. If I am using this setup I'll be in a situation where I don't want to worry about my BT headset croaking.

My gripe - I wish you could turn off the GPS unit without removing it, since taking it off of the speaker/mic is a PITA. Anyone know how long the unit will last with the GPS running and a fully charged big battery? I'm gonna have 2 with me for field day and I expect to be onsite for a while...

I'm looking for a good mono earbud/earpiece to use with this radio. Given how deep the recessed jack is I can't use my regular ER-6i IEMs with it, and wouldn't want to. I want something that just goes over/in 1 ear so that I can easily monitor while wearing the radio. (I wish I could just...

For me, with APRS mute on I still hear something when I transmit beacons. With it off and the sound at zero on that band I hear the same thing, but I don't hear incoming packets. Is that how it should work?

They always give the output frequency. That is the standard. Yes. If they're using a non-standard offset then they should tell you. Where did you find the repeater? Most repeater listings are like this: N6NFI 145.230 MHz – PL 100.0 N6NFI is the call sign. 145.230 is the...

I got the big battery and it fits MUCH better. It really annoys me - this one should have been the battery in there from the start.