AnswerID: 165511 Submitted: Friday, Apr 07, 2006 at 09:52
Robin
replied:
Hi Guys
Multiple radios is a problem as we are gearing up to take a group on a
north/south simpson crossing and weight/space is at a premium.
2 radios, a combined uhf/vhf and a HF unit can be fitted and there is some
sense to that as beyond a certain level of intregration the things become to hard
to use in a hurry. For example - we have found in useful to have a radio
on the UHF truck channel 40. So now with the low cost of UHF handhelds we have
a second one sitting in a mobile phone holder on the dash, for immediate
"no thinking" use at short range.
In our trips particular senario UHF CB would be most used radio so it needs to be effective.
The IC208H sounds like it might be good.
Ray What are the model radios that you use?
Tony , how do you find the tuning with the 8528 on amateur bands, presume
its via up/down buttons?
Robin Miller VK3ZVV
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FollowupID: 420400 Submitted:
Friday, Apr 07, 2006 at 10:57
Mad Dog (Australia) posted:
>we are gearing up to take a group on a
north/south simpson crossing
Yeah, can one do that north/south
>Ray What are the model radios that you use
I have the IC208H, a remote head radio. The main unit is tucked up behind the dash with the tiny head stuck to the dash with double sided tape, purchased new about 2 years ago, no problems with it.
HF is an Alinco dx70th, remote head on the console between the two front seats with the main box under the drivers seat. I have to remove the main unit before attempting any deep water crossings but it's only a one minute job. Purchased second hand from ebay a coupla years ago with an auto tuner, has had a bashing around in the ute but just keeps on rocking...so far.
Also have a GME TX4400 in the overhead console, a couple of cheap digitalk handhelds in the glovebox that are suprisingly good and the best amateur dualband handheld ever made the Yaesu FT51R, I'll take that to the grave with me, and oh yeah an FM900 on 2m for APRS. I also use the Alinco for HF aprs when outta range of vhf/uhf repeaters. I think that about covers the ute comms.
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FollowupID: 420532 Submitted:
Friday, Apr 07, 2006 at 20:34
VK3CAT posted:
Robin, my 8528 eprom has a most of the 80M, 40M, 30M and 100kHz of 20M programmed in 5kHz steps so broad tuning is just done by the channel up down buttons. Finer tuning is done using the fast or slow up / down buttons. With the option A eprom, this allows TX on any legitimate frequency in the amateur band. Outside of the amateur bands, the fast / slow up & down buttons just alter the RX frequency.
The 8528 is a much bigger unit than the Icom 706Mk2G and doesn't come with DSP , notch filters etc but the mute / squelch is absolutely brilliant!
A disadvantage with the 706 is the current consumption (1.8 to 2 amps - Icom specs)on RX. It gets quite hot on RX and the fan will run so not the sort of thing to leave on all day at camp with fridges running etc. Must put a meter onto the 8528 to see what that
draws! (Should have recorded this when I first put it in)
As an aside, the FT1500M
draws (if i remember correctly) about 80mA when turned off!
When / where are you going Robin? We are doing the WAA line in July / August.
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