I have an IC-V82 that's about two years old now. I haven't used it much, and bought it only for Skywarn nets on the local repeater (the "big" machine in the area is only a mile from my house).
The reason it has not been used for anything other than that is I find the radio to be a PITA to program. It has a lot of capabilities and even with a 1/4 wave magnet mount I can raise the machines I'm interested in on medium power. It seems to me though that unless you're just a glutton for punishment, the software isn't really an "option".
Anybody use CS-V82? Is it worth it?
Thanks,
Rick
The reason it has not been used for anything other than that is I find the radio to be a PITA to program. It has a lot of capabilities and even with a 1/4 wave magnet mount I can raise the machines I'm interested in on medium power. It seems to me though that unless you're just a glutton for punishment, the software isn't really an "option".
Anybody use CS-V82? Is it worth it?
Thanks,
Rick