On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 9:52 PM, Bob- W7LRD w7lrd@comcast.net wrote:
I know thi s has been an old repeatable thread. I have a large fleamarket soon. I will be looking for a dual band FM mobile for satellites. What are we using lately.
I love and use the out-of-production ICOM IC-W32A with an Arrow antenna. The IC-W32A can operate crossband duplex FM VHF/UHF. Its little VFO knob is very nice for shlemiels like me that have trouble with memory channels. I bought a second one just to have a backup.
For SSB, I have been enamored of the Yaesu FT-897D for its batteries and VHF/UHF coverage for the longest time. However, it does not do duplex. I noticed that Patrick WD9EWK -- love you, Patrick, you crazy grid activator! -- uses a *pair* of what appear to be Yaesu FT-817s for his portable SSB work in this YouTube video:
It's full duplex the old fashioned way!
-- bag
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