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Comment on The Yaesu Vertex Motorola VX-8R – Engineering vs Marketing? by John

John — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:01:31 +0000

Update to how I’m getting on with my VX-8….whilst in a built-up retail park in Glasgow, Scotland I had some great qso’s through a repeater 25 miles away. Not bad for an HT, eh?

Comment on The Yaesu Vertex Motorola VX-8R – Engineering vs Marketing? by Jimbow

Jimbow — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:33:32 +0000

Jimbow London 5 Nov 2009

So you were given the radio to test that’s nice not every body gets that chance or your friend did not to sure witch of you did the test and it had a dead battery so you got it changed at no cost. Not a problem

As all radios where was it tested under what conditions weather wise are you near other fields of RF do you test at the same time with other radios for comparison? Locations on top of a hill or block of flats or inner city every thing changes with location &conditions.

Yes it’s expensive but so is every thing else in radio but you want more gadgets’ put on to it yes some things can be improve but at what cost.

If you’re out in the middle of nowhere get your self a sat phone then you have got no problems

You have made your comments on the radio every time some one casts out you jump on the hook
Give it a rest, talk about some thing else

Been in radio for 35 years

Comment on The Yaesu Vertex Motorola VX-8R – Engineering vs Marketing? by ke2yk

ke2yk — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 07:35:09 +0000

You are entitled to your opinion sir. We continue to be amused by the controversy generated over our negative experience with this radio.

Comment on The Yaesu Vertex Motorola VX-8R – Engineering vs Marketing? by Michael Drake

Michael Drake — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:03:17 +0000

To your comment on a “Friend” with over 30 years of radio and scanner experience, that in itself means nothing to me and therefore should be disregarded as a erroneous boast of personal achievement by the so called tester of this unit. I have seen many a so called “expert” in my current occupation as well as others who are not worth even the fraction of the *BS* they trowel. Slander, while a strong and (to you it seems) inappropriate term for the accusations you make seem (in my opinion) to be very fitting. My point is, that no numbers, hard data, test results and or comparisons have supported anything you said above and that is the exact reason you are being met with such resistance. I have owned both the units you speak of, the TH-F6A and the VX-8R, they both do exactly what is expected and what the manual states they will do. I do not understand your argument or complaints. Maybe I need to think a little lower, perhaps as a child with a new video game?

Comment on LID Operator With the $10k Rig -or- Which Way To The Inlet??? by Ed

Ed — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:08:00 +0000

Your posting was dead-on. I think these big-shots are the same ones you hear calling a DX station when they’re transmitting, or insist on calling even when the DX comes back with “W4? W4?” and they’re in the 9th call zone. I cannot being to count the number of times that I’ve been involved in modest, but well-behaved pileups, only to have some “bully” (I’ll borrow your term) bust in and drop their call in 50 times while running a kilowatt. Your only hope at that point is that the DX station will go ahead and work them so they’ll go away. The kicker is that you can often look them up on QRZ later and read their self-touts of DX success and see pictures of their high-dollar stations. Nothing against spending money to build a fantastic station, but when the operator is subpar, so is the station.

Nice read.

Comment on The Yaesu Vertex Motorola VX-8R – Engineering vs Marketing? by John

John — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:49:52 +0000

I’ve had a VX-8 for a few weeks now (it’s my first rig since passing the Foundation Licence here in the UK) and I’m REALLY pleased with it. Have gradually bought ALL the extras (Diamond SRH-940 antenna,1800mAh battery, speaker/mic, GPS unit, soft case) and it works brilliantly! On 70 cm’s I’ve spoke to someone nearly 40 miles away on simplex and have had great qso’s on 6 meters and 2 meters simplex and worked a repeater on 2 meters. APRS works just fine and the GPS functions and read-outs are GREAT!!

To sum up: a FABULOUS HT!!!

Comment on Review Of The Wouxun KG 669 mono band HT by xvv

xvv — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:11:53 +0000

you need another antenna for VHF

Comment on 24 Things Becoming Extinct In America by James T Pinkerton AG8K

James T Pinkerton AG8K — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:55:29 +0000

I would restore the Novice License with the code requirement and make it renewable.

Let the code test be satisfied by a certificate from W1AW and the exam given by mail. An adult or two would be required to administer the test but they should not have to be hams.

Some people just don’t live close to other hams or know other ham radio operators except on the air.

Comment on Review Of The Wouxun KG 669 mono band HT by KA(KQH

KA(KQH — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:20:56 +0000

I looked at the manual for one of these and it makes reference to the FCC. Makes one wonder about the legality of importing these. Is there a possibility that these are business band radios in china and are allowed to be used in the US much like the Motorola Business equipment being repurposed for ham use?

Comment on Review Of The Wouxun KG 669 mono band HT by lefteris pappas

lefteris pappas — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:16:21 +0000

i have recently bought ‘KG-689 Dual Channel Standby 5W 10KM Walkie Talkie with ANI and VOX’ , in the manual it clearly says thats its for UHF/VHF , it describes both frequencies , but it only works for UHF , can you tell me how i can turn it to VHF ?