[amsat-bb] Re: No current production full-duplex HT's?

[Howard Kowall]

Hello
I believe the Yaesu VX8R,VX7R are still available
And the VX8R Is fairly new to Yaesu's HT Line UP
I think they are full duplex HT's
Just my 2 cents
Howard
VE4ISP
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Yanko" <wb3jfs at cox.net>
To: <n3tl at bellsouth.net>; "Dave-K7DAA" <dave at k7daa.com>; 
<amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 6:03 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: No current production full-duplex HT's?


> About April or May of last year I noticed that the full duplex HT's were
> disappearing from the ads except the Kenwood TH-D7(G).  Then about June or
> early July that one started disappearing as well.  I found that Ham Radio
> Outlet (HRO) still had them on hand and I ordered one right away.  A 
> couple
> months later that was no loger offered at HRO and that's pretty much the
> last I've seen of them.
>
> 73,
>
> Jeff  WB3JFS
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <n3tl at bellsouth.net>
> To: "Dave-K7DAA" <dave at k7daa.com>; <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 3:19 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: No current production full-duplex HT's?
>
>
>> Dave,
>>
>> There was a thread posted a few weeks ago about a new HT from Alinco,
>> reportedly to debut at Dayton, that will offer full-duplex operation.
>>
>> There are no current-production HTs that are full-duplex capable.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Tim - N3TL
>> -------------- Original message from Dave-K7DAA
>> <dave at k7daa.com>: -------------- 
>>
>>
>>> Folks:
>>>
>>> Sorry for the bandwidth, but I know this question comes up here
>>> periodically. I've looked around quite a bit, but I can't seem to
>>> locate any newer information about whether or not there are any
>>> _current_ production HT's capable of transmitting on 2 meters while
>>> simultaneously listening on the 437 downlink for use with the FM
>>> sats. As far as I can tell, that answer is "no", but I wanted to make
>>> sure that's the case before I go looking for a gently-used Icom W32A
>>> or similar older unit. I'm tired of the "excitement" of having to
>>> transmit in the blind when operating portable on SO-50! That got old
>>> the first time I tried it late one night when there was no activity on
>>> an overhead pass, had to try to switch on the TOT, then guess whether
>>> I had actually done it correctly, etc...
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>
>>> Dave - K7DAA
>>>
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