Recommendations wanted for HT

[Phil]

I hesitated to suggest a Yaesu VX-7R because of the cost, but mine has proved to be rugged, reliable (and it's waterproof!) over many years, so it's another vote for Yaesu.

Phil M1GWZ



On 4 Nov 2015, at 13:15, Zachary Yarashus wrote:

> +1 for Yaesu. We've had at least two or three other brands of radios, and none have held up as well as the Yaesu's.
> I've put them through a lot too! One of the things I find amazing is that I have a VX7R that's 5+ years old now, and the original battery will still run the radio all day.
> The FT-60R is good, the only thing it doesn't have is the IPX certification, but unless you're planning on talking a lot in the pouring rain, you'll probably be fine. And it does have a good belt clip.
> 
> Two things I'd look for are an S-meter and a DTMF pad. If you're doing foxhunting the S-meter makes it much more enjoyable. I know that sounds like a no-brainer, but some of the (Chinese) radios don't have them.
> The DTMF pad isn't as important, but I use them on a weekly basis (I run the NVTN Tuesday nights), and especially some of the newer radios don't have them.