And the V7A has an excellent receiver in it! QST measured it as more sensitive on UHF than most dualbanders. I miss the one I had, and wouldn't mind finding another.
73s John AA5JG
----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan P. Biddle" APBIDDLE@UNITED.NET To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 2:16 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Enhance your Easy Sat Experience!
If it hasn't been mentioned, the Kenwood TM-V7A, the starting point of all the D7XX family, also works well on full duplex. I have had a few Mobil QSOs using a poor, for satellite ops, antenna. The only problem is that the original display tends to fade and develop lines, which eventually render it unusable. At one point, Kenwood fixed them free, and the replacement in mine is still excellent after 10 years.
73s,
Alan WA4SCA
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