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Grex Radio Item 39: Whats on your belt. Tell us about your radios.
Entered by omni on Thu Jun 5 18:59:18 UTC 2003:

   What radio(s) do you carry around? In the past 12 years of being a ham,
I've pretty much stayed with ICOM radios, but I have had, for a brief time
Kenwoods and Yaesus. 

   My current posse is:

   IC-2GAT  (7 w 2m handheld)
   IC-W32A  (5w 2M/440 handheld)
   IC-Q7A   (300mw dual band transciever)
   IC-2100H (50w 2m mobile)
   IC-R3    (.5 Mhz to 2.4Ghz receiver)

   I really like the Q7a for it's size and frequency coverage. I was
disappointed in the R-3's lack of 800Mhz band coverage.

13 responses total.

#1 of 13 by eprom on Thu Jun 5 22:29:55 2003:

Wow...you carry a IC-2100H on your belt? impressive!

On the rare occasion I do carry my radio(s) with me, its 
usually my Radio Shack HTX-202 (2-mtr). Sometimes i'll 
also carry my Alinco DJ-X10T ( 100Khz - 2Ghz reciever).

#2 of 13 by glenda on Thu Jun 5 23:39:59 2003:

I carry an IC-T81A  small format quad bander: 6M, 2M 440, & 1200.  
The IC-3SAT 220 rig will rejoin it as soon as we resoldier the antenna jack.

#3 of 13 by gull on Fri Jun 6 02:42:02 2003:

I don't usually carry a radio.  I just haven't found it that useful.  Most of
my  chatting on 2m happens when I'm driving.

I *own* the following radios:

Kenwood TH-22AT 2m FM handheld (when I do carry one, it's this one)
Realistic HTX-404 70cm FM handheld
Icom IC-207H 2m/70m FM mobile (in the Honda)
Ranger RCI-2950 10m all-mode mobile (soon to be in the Volkswagen)

#4 of 13 by steve on Tue Jun 10 04:39:37 2003:

  I too have the t81a.  An amazing little radio.  I have the icom 0
series for 2, 220, 440 and 1200, but the little teeny tiny t81a is
all but 220, so it lives in my backpack along with the laptop.

#5 of 13 by jerome on Thu Jun 12 21:28:57 2003:

When I go to model/high-power rocket launches I usually take my Yupiteru
MVT-7100 for RDF work.  Sometimes I take my VX-5R which can also be used as
a receiver for my beacon, in addition to normal ham usage.  Around the house
& yard I might have either the MVT-7100 or the MVT-9000.

When mobile, I have a Yaesu FT-1500M which is primarily used for APRS.

#6 of 13 by krokus on Thu Jun 19 05:23:20 2003:

I've got mostly hand-helds, for two-ways.  I do have a base station
CB, and a base model scanner, as well as two mobile scanners.

Ham gear:
Korean copy of the IC-2E, from Onwa.
Used IC-2AT, with keypad.
Kenwood TH-78
Kenwood TM-742AD (In main vehicle)
Radio Shack HTX-420 (newer dual band handheld)
KPC-3, that hasn't been used in quite awhile now.

#7 of 13 by danr on Thu May 6 02:32:55 2004:

hey.... I have an IC-2AT, too. :)

On HF (mostly 30m CW these days), I have an old Icom IC-735.

#8 of 13 by krokus on Thu May 6 05:50:36 2004:

I forgot to mention that I do have a SSB 11 meter in my vehicle too.

#9 of 13 by ball on Sat Jun 17 02:29:42 2006:

Currently I have a Radio Shack HTX-200.  I miss 70cm, so I
have been 'window shopping' of late.  It looks as though US$
200 buys me a decent 2m mobile, a decent 2m/70cm dual-band
HT or a mediocre 70cm mobile.  Over the last few days I've
been leaning towards the Icom IC-T7H dual-band HT, but I'm
not sure whether it's hamlib-compatible.

#10 of 13 by krokus on Thu Jun 22 14:04:48 2006:

Are you looking for new or used equipment?  I'm guessing you can
get a a decent used dual-band for around $200.

#11 of 13 by ball on Wed Jun 28 22:20:31 2006:

I can get a new Icom T7H for around US$ 200.

#12 of 13 by krokus on Thu Jun 29 14:42:37 2006:

I meant a used dual-band mobile for about $200.

#13 of 13 by ball on Sat Jul 8 03:04:38 2006:

Ah, now that would be a bargain.

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