Hi Dave,
I have a TH-F6A and have worked several of the FM satellites using a hand-held 70cm beam with my HT for downlink and using a 2m mobile hooked to a groundplane vertical for uplink.
I use my TH-F6A for a variety of other things also like tracking high-power rockets, transmitter fox-hunting, packet radio, APRS, etc. It's an amazing little radio and I have no regrets about the purchase and use of it. It has exeeded all of my expectations with room to spare! Can't speak to the VX7R, but I do know several people with them and they like it just fine.
Jeff Moore -- KE7ACY CN94
----- Original Message ----- From: "David J" n4csitwo@bellsouth.net To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] TH-F6A vs VX7R
I have a friend, Joe KJ4JIO, who is looking for his first HT to use for FM satellites. He is looking at the Kenwood TH-F6A and the Yaesu VX7R. Would anyone who has used these care to share some comments on them that I can share with him? I'm sure he would welcome comments about any other rigs you are fond of.
Dave, AA4KN