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I often work where cell coverage doesn't exist. My wife got her ham license so she can reach when during the day. This requires us both listening to whatever traffic is on the repeater for hours all day long. I've never been interested in APRS but I recently learned you can send messages thru...

I have a Yaesu FT-11 and I would like to buy the AA case for it. It is Yaesu part number FBA-11. If anyone has one they'd like to part with please let me know. Thanks,

This 7800 is my first computer programmable radio. I'm using the CHIRP software. I'm less than impressed but the price was right. There doesn't seem to be any way to program the hyper memories thru the software. Is this just an issue with the CHIRP software and another brand would work (RT...

I recently put a 2m/70 cm mobile in the wife's car. The only antenna I had laying around is an NMO mount 1/4 wave cut for the business band. It's about 17.5 inches long with no coil or anything. I figured it might work okay for 2M. It turns out is has a good SWR on 2M and a good SWR on 70cm...

I need to put a 2m/70cm antenna on the wife's car. It needs to be short and I already have an NMO mount. I'm looking a the Comet SBB-2NMO but it get's rather poor reviews. The SBB-1NMO is flexible. I don't know if that's a good idea or not. I want it to stay vertical at interstate speeds. The...

I’m thinking maybe it’s time to get up to date and put all my HF contacts of the past 20 years on Log Book of the World or whatever other service I should be using. Are there others? Which one is the best? I’d just like to have everything organized and available for anyone I’ve worked to get it...

I'm looking to buy one or more Alinco DJ-S41 hand held radios. These are the little, basic, 70cm only HTs. If anyone has one they'd like to sell please let me know. Or, any other small, inexpensive, 70cm HT. Thanks, KD4UPL matt@huffmanelectricalsystems.com

I've been looking at buying a used Kenwood TM-G707A dual bander. The description of it on the Universal radio site says: "Non-simultaneous cross-band repeater access is supported" What does that mean? I know the radio will not function as a cross-band repeater since it only does one band at a...

I'm shopping for a fairly new mobile dual bander for the wife's car. She just got her Tech. license Monday. I want one with Alpha memories to make it easy on her. I'm looking at the Yaesu FT-7800/7900 and the Icom IC-207/208 I think I'm correct that both Yaesus have alphas and the Icom 208...

I'm looking for a very small HT to carry in my pocket to transmit a very short distance to a mobile rig for cross band repeat. Only 440 is necessary but if it has other bands that's fine. Yaesu's VX-1, VX-2, and VX-3 seem to meet the need. Can anyone give me the run down of what changed and...

I've been considering a new Kenwood TM-V71a dual band mobile. I want a radio that performs well in cross-band repeat mode. This one seems to fill the bill except for one thing. It has a time out timer that shuts it down if it transmits continuously for 3 minutes. I've experienced this with a...

In the interest of keeping things simple it would be nice if all of my VHF/UHF radios: base, mobiles, HT had all the memories programed the same. This adds up to a lot of data with frequency, alpha, tone, etc. I know many radios have programming software and cables so they can be programmed by...

I need an other mobile dual bander capable of cross band repeat and preferably being remote controlled by DTMF from my handheld. My current Icom 2340 does this. I know the 2350 will also. I think some Kenwood models may have offered this. The TM-33A maybe? I don't think Yaesu ever offered...

I currently have an 18 year old Icom IC-2340H that I like very much. It is ailing and in need of replacement. The new Icom models seem to offer only 1 that does cross band repeat and it doesn't appear to be DTMF remote controllable like my 2340 is. I know the 2350, 2410, and 3220 all had these...

My 18 year old Icom 2340H dual bander is in need of replacement. I have zero interest in APRS, GPS, Echolink, etc. I do need a radio that works very well on cross band repeat. I live and work mainly in rural areas so I don't think problems with lots of strong local radio signals will be an...