Yep: for me it's portability and ease of use. No worries about power supply, or having a table to set up, just grab and go to a near-by field where I have a good horizon.
At some point it would be nice to have a roof-mounted, sat-tracking antenna for an indoor rig (no mosquitoes!), but I'm not there yet.
73 de Bill, KG5FQX
On Mon, May 30, 2016 at 1:16 PM, John Becker w0jab@big-river.net wrote:
Is there a reason for using a HT and not a desk top rig such as FT847?
John
On 5/30/2016 12:26 PM, Kevin Ehm wrote:
I’m having great difficulty hitting and receiving AO-85 with my Yaesu VX 6r. I have read about the frequencies, and that I’m not alone in the boat with HT’s and only 5 watts. I’m in BP51, and used to hit the easy ones when they were working. Am I simply wasting my time with AO-85?
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