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Re: FT-60R $174.95 at HRO!

 

... the mobile claims dual band, cross band repeat here:
"Mobile rigs" are, usually, not "HTs."


some of those dual band ht's have built in cross band repeat
NONE of the Wouxun HTs are true full-duplex ...
Clint Bradford
Re: FT-60R $174.95 at HRO!

Dr. Dramatization
 

never seen a wouxun in person
the mobile claims dual band, cross band repeat here:


peace,

haans :)

On Aug 28, 2011, at 11:01 AM, K6LCS wrote:

> some of those dual band ht's have built in cross band repeat

NONE of the Wouxun HTs are true full-duplex. None have "cross-band repeat" functions. None are true dual-receive. Not even the new UV6D that is coming out in the next few weeks have any of these capabilities.
Re: FT-60R $174.95 at HRO!

 

some of those dual band ht's have built in cross band repeat

NONE of the Wouxun HTs are true full-duplex. None have "cross-band repeat" functions. None are true dual-receive. Not even the new UV6D that is coming out in the next few weeks have any of these capabilities.

Clint Bradford, K6LCS
Re: FT-60R $174.95 at HRO!

Dr. Dramatization
 

sorry, no list available presently

peace,

haans :)

On Aug 27, 2011, at 7:58 PM, Margy & Nick Rylatt wrote:

Don't keep us in suspense.? Which ones are they?
Re: FT-60R worked great through Irene

 

As someone who has been through a few hurricanes and power failures, I
heartily recommend having a car charger for your HT. Even though I have
a 2m/70cm mobile in my SUV, you never know when you will need to get out
for a while. Having a car charger will let you keep your battery topped
off. It's not a bad idea to have a spare battery too for the radio.

During and after a hurricane repeaters can be down just like cell
towers. It's a good idea to get used to using your radio in simplex mode
and to know the other hams that are in range.

One of my friends who was in Florida had his tower destroyed in a
hurricane. He always kept a spare antenna, complete with coaxial feed
line that he could quickly attach to a tree. While his local repeaters
were down, he was still able to reach a few outlying repeaters that were
up on emergency power. An antenna forty feet in the air is going to do
you a lot more good than any HT antenna that you can buy.

Pete - KD4CQZ

-----Original Message-----
From: FT-60@... [mailto:FT-60@...] On Behalf Of
Matthew
Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2011 2:07 PM
To: FT-60@...
Subject: [FT-60] FT-60R worked great through Irene

Newer member here, but an FT-60 owner since I got my ticket in '05. I'm
in SE NC, and weathered Irene just fine. The trusty Yaesu got me through
another storm, and I was in contact throughout the night with the local
EOCs and other HAMs. Sure was reassuring. When the power went out and my
old Kenwood TS-930 wasn't on the air anymore, the little FT-60 HT stayed
online and on air. Thanks Yaesu!
73,
Matthew
KI4LND
Leland, NC



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Re: FT-60R $174.95 at HRO!

 

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Don't keep us in suspense.? Which ones are they?

I have on old IC-24AT that I keep around because I mod'ed it for x-band repeat.? I believe it is limited to using two simplex frequencies:? one on 2m, the other on 440.

73, Nick, AA3T



On 8/27/2011 5:21 PM, Dr. Dramatization wrote:

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some of those dual band ht's have built in cross band repeat


On Aug 27, 2011, at 5:13 PM, Bill Boyer wrote:

They really have some stiff competition as of late. The Wouxun dealer in TX has a private-branded 2-watt dual-band HT for $70 now. Two of those and a small home-brew controller would make a pretty good cross-band repeater for a balloon.


Mine was $149 ($158.95 w/shipping) from R&L in July. Shipped same day order placed and delivered next day.
Re: FT-60R $174.95 at HRO!

Dr. Dramatization
 

we used to use an old w32a iCom
up at a repeater site during public service events
we have tried it 2 ways
1 with a small dual band mag mounted NMO Larsen on a small metal box
2 with a dual band Diamond and a short run of some of the smaller LMR 400 type low loss coax
we also put a small 12v fan on a small a gel-cell to cool it through a vent in the metal box

the base antenna works better, and much farther away than the mag mount
but both work well close to, or directly below, surrounding the repeater site
we were pleasantly surprised at how well it worked on low, low, low power settings across the board (.5 watts?)

a balloon might achieve the same thing on a tether
small gel-cell, fan and a single ht is probably 3-5 lbs. max
you could lower and replace the gel-cell as needed (once or twice per day if necessary)
that would be a very good test to conduct (we had power so the batteries were more or less for backup)
on a balloon system no power cords to 1000 feet or more


On Aug 27, 2011, at 5:13 PM, Bill Boyer wrote:

Two of those and a small home-brew controller would make a pretty good cross-band repeater for a balloon.
Re: FT-60R $174.95 at HRO!

Dr. Dramatization
 

some of those dual band ht's have built in cross band repeat

On Aug 27, 2011, at 5:13 PM, Bill Boyer wrote:

They really have some stiff competition as of late. The Wouxun dealer in TX has a private-branded 2-watt dual-band HT for $70 now. Two of those and a small home-brew controller would make a pretty good cross-band repeater for a balloon.


Mine was $149 ($158.95 w/shipping) from R&L in July. Shipped same day order placed and delivered next day.
Re: FT-60R $174.95 at HRO!

Bill Boyer
 

They really have some stiff competition as of late. The Wouxun dealer in TX has a private-branded 2-watt dual-band HT for $70 now. Two of those and a small home-brew controller would make a pretty good cross-band repeater for a balloon.



Mine was $149 ($158.95 w/shipping) from R&L in July. Shipped same day order placed and delivered next day.
Re: FT-60R $174.95 at HRO!

[email protected]
 

Mine was $149 ($158.95 w/shipping) from R&L in July. Shipped same day order placed and delivered next day.

Rich
KC8TJ

Sent on the Now Network? from my Sprint? BlackBerry

From: "stikk99" <stikk99@...>
Sender: FT-60@...
Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2011 18:39:25 -0000
To: <FT-60@...>
ReplyTo: FT-60@...
Subject: [FT-60] Re: FT-60R $174.95 at HRO!

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That's $20 cheaper than when I bought mine at R&L back in June!

Deron
KD8PWI

--- In FT-60@..., "Ron Schaffner" <rschaffner1@...> wrote:
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> $149.95 at R&L
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> ascend
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> Ron
> KD8AFH
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Re: FT-60R $174.95 at HRO!

 

That's $20 cheaper than when I bought mine at R&L back in June!

Deron
KD8PWI

--- In FT-60@..., "Ron Schaffner" <rschaffner1@...> wrote:

$149.95 at R&L


ascend


Ron
KD8AFH
FT-60R worked great through Irene

 

Newer member here, but an FT-60 owner since I got my ticket in '05. I'm in SE NC, and weathered Irene just fine. The trusty Yaesu got me through another storm, and I was in contact throughout the night with the local EOCs and other HAMs. Sure was reassuring. When the power went out and my old Kenwood TS-930 wasn't on the air anymore, the little FT-60 HT stayed online and on air. Thanks Yaesu!
73,
Matthew
KI4LND
Leland, NC
FW key issue

 

After reprogramming my FT-60 I found that the FW Key now goes right to the pwr selection when in M-only mode. is this normal? I have looked through the manual and programming software, but did not find how I managed to do this, or undo it. Any Ideas??

Ken
Re: FT-60R $174.95 at HRO!

Dr. Dramatization
 

yep, knew that
was referring to the new ft60's that are so cheap

On Aug 26, 2011, at 8:04 PM, Peter Bucy wrote:

I was referring to the Waxun (sp) radios that have become somewhat popular with some hams.?

Pete KD4CQZ

On 8/26/2011 6:22 PM, Dr. Dramatization wrote:
The new radios are made in China

On Aug 26, 2011, at 6:14 PM, Peter Bucy wrote:

There is no doubt that the Chinese radios are putting pressure on the HT market to reduce prices for basic HT's, like the FT-60R. So far they seem to have had no real impact on higher end radios.?
Re: FT-60R $174.95 at HRO!

 

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I was referring to the Waxun (sp) radios that have become somewhat popular with some hams.

Pete KD4CQZ

On 8/26/2011 6:22 PM, Dr. Dramatization wrote:

The new radios are made in China

On Aug 26, 2011, at 6:14 PM, Peter Bucy wrote:

There is no doubt that the Chinese radios are putting pressure on the HT market to reduce prices for basic HT's, like the FT-60R. So far they seem to have had no real impact on higher end radios.?


On 8/26/2011 8:29 AM, Dr. Dramatization wrote:

chinese radios

On Aug 25, 2011, at 9:43 AM, Margy & Nick Rylatt wrote:

Or, are the Chinese radios causing the prices of all radios to come down?
Re: FT-60R $174.95 at HRO!

Dr. Dramatization
 

The new radios are made in China

On Aug 26, 2011, at 6:14 PM, Peter Bucy wrote:

There is no doubt that the Chinese radios are putting pressure on the HT market to reduce prices for basic HT's, like the FT-60R. So far they seem to have had no real impact on higher end radios.?


On 8/26/2011 8:29 AM, Dr. Dramatization wrote:

chinese radios

On Aug 25, 2011, at 9:43 AM, Margy & Nick Rylatt wrote:

Or, are the Chinese radios causing the prices of all radios to come down?
Re: FT-60R $174.95 at HRO!

 

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There is no doubt that the Chinese radios are putting pressure on the HT market to reduce prices for basic HT's, like the FT-60R. So far they seem to have had no real impact on higher end radios.


Pete KD4CQZ

On 8/26/2011 8:29 AM, Dr. Dramatization wrote:

chinese radios

On Aug 25, 2011, at 9:43 AM, Margy & Nick Rylatt wrote:

Or, are the Chinese radios causing the prices of all radios to come down?
Re: FT-60R $174.95 at HRO!

Dr. Dramatization
 

chinese radios

On Aug 25, 2011, at 9:43 AM, Margy & Nick Rylatt wrote:

Or, are the Chinese radios causing the prices of all radios to come down?
Re: FT-60R $174.95 at HRO!

 

That is when I bought mine too. It is a great radio. I added a Comet(tm)
antenna, programming software & cable, and bought a fast charger and an
extra battery too. What I really like is that I can use the programming
software to sychnonize all of the memory setting and stations on my
FT-7900 and FT-60R.

Pete - KD4CQZ

-----Original Message-----
From: FT-60@... [mailto:FT-60@...] On Behalf Of
seniorboyd
Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 7:24 PM
To: FT-60@...
Subject: [FT-60] Re: FT-60R $174.95 at HRO!

It was $159.00 shipping included about 10 days ago and I bought one.

--- In FT-60@..., Bill Boyer <daweasel@...> wrote:

What I do when shopping for radios, antennas, etc.... is set up a
spreadsheet and get the price / shipping for each item from each vendor.
The lowest total price wins my business -- unless they don't sell
everything I want. And it isn't always the place with the cheapest radio
price that has the best deal.


Ham City --



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How about we just list all the ham radio stores rather than recommend
the ones we are connected with ?

Amateur Electronic Supply? Austin Amateur Radio?
Burghardt Radio Repair?
GigaParts?

Ham Radio Outlet? R & L Electronics?

Texas Towers? Universal Radio Inc?


There. ?Now pick whichever one you want.

If I missed anyone, please add it to the list.



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Re: FT-60R $174.95 at HRO!

 

It was $159.00 shipping included about 10 days ago and I bought one.

--- In FT-60@..., Bill Boyer <daweasel@...> wrote:

What I do when shopping for radios, antennas, etc.... is set up a spreadsheet and get the price / shipping for each item from each vendor. The lowest total price wins my business -- unless they don't sell everything I want. And it isn't always the place with the cheapest radio price that has the best deal.


Ham City --



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How about we just list all the ham radio stores rather than recommend the ones we are connected with ?

Amateur Electronic Supply?
Austin Amateur Radio?
Burghardt Radio Repair?
GigaParts?
Ham Radio Outlet?
R & L Electronics?
Texas Towers?
Universal Radio Inc?

There. ?Now pick whichever one you want. ?

If I missed anyone, please add it to the list.
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