> So, I'll pose my question along the same premise:
> Is there a 'ebay'/used/or ?? other unit that will
> give us a grid position that one can put on a qsl
> card?
The Kenwood D7 APRS HT and D700 and D710 mobiles display
gridsquare directly (assuming a GPS is plugged into it. The new
D72 coming out in the next month or so has the GPS built in,
making for a trivial package to carry.
I had assumed that the Yaesu VX-8R, DR, and GR APRS HT's also
read out directly the grid square? But your next sentence seems
to imply otherwise.. Hummh...
> ... I was only stating that
> about the VX-8GR as a reason why I don't use
> that device for establishing my location
> when working on grid boundaries etc.