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

[n3tl@bellsouth.net]

Howard and all,

Neither the VX-7R nor the VX-8R are full-duplex capable. I own the former, and have an email from a member of Yaesu's tech support staff confirming that the new VX-8R is, like the VX-7R only semi-duplex. 

73,

Tim - N3TL
-------------- Original message from "Howard Kowall" <hkowall at shaw.ca>: -------------- 


> 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" 
> To: ; "Dave-K7DAA" ; 
> 
> 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: 
> > To: "Dave-K7DAA" ; 
> > 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 
> >> : -------------- 
> >> 
> >> 
> >>> 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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