Yaesu VX-170
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I personally like the mic. It and the radio went to the bottom of a 10ft. pool, the radio needed drying out, but the mic still worked fine, I opened it up and no water inside whatsoever. I think, as seen in pictures, it is the same mic the rescue divers for the USCG use.richard wrote:IMHO, that mic sucks. I have one. It's so sealed up, you sound like you're talking underwater while using it.kb3jkp wrote:
OK... a waterproof speaker mic?? and a waterproof radio?? anyone wanna make the first underwater QSO?? lol[/img]
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I lost mine too. I went to wally world, and they have samsonite adhesive backed belt clips/retainers. Take the adhisive off the LARGE one, and unscrew the screw out of the original, put it in the aftermarket, and there ya go. It has worked fine for me for 4 mos now.
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Mine came in the mail yesterday for my 10 year old son whom just recived his ticket.I was going to keep it for myself and give him my ugly old Icom Sport. Nice radio at a good price,Infact when I was useing it tonight I had no intermod problems unlike the sport.
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What department would that be in?KD8CPP wrote:I lost mine too. I went to wally world, and they have samsonite adhesive backed belt clips/retainers. Take the adhisive off the LARGE one, and unscrew the screw out of the original, put it in the aftermarket, and there ya go. It has worked fine for me for 4 mos now.
If you guys want legal part 80 & 90, the standard horizon 270/370 are avaiable. They use the same chassis, and have 40channels added to the marine stuff. 137-174 coverage, the 270 just does freqs, while the 370 adds 12 space alphatags as well as ctcss & dcs.
They come with the Nimh pack, AA case, drop in charger, and 12v cord.
I know they are not as anal about software as /\/\, as I've "heard" of dealers just e-mailing it out
I've not dealt with this dealer, just an example of the pricing you can usually find on the 370....
http://www.jmsonline.net/STANDARD-HX370S-VHF-RADIO-.htm
They come with the Nimh pack, AA case, drop in charger, and 12v cord.
I know they are not as anal about software as /\/\, as I've "heard" of dealers just e-mailing it out
I've not dealt with this dealer, just an example of the pricing you can usually find on the 370....
http://www.jmsonline.net/STANDARD-HX370S-VHF-RADIO-.htm
I just picked mine up this past Thursday (5 days ago) and so far I like the VX-170 alot. The speaker sounds nice and loud and it appears to be pretty rugged. The buttons are small, but they aren't too tiny like some of these other rigs out there. I can't say I've done much transmitting with it, but I haven't had any complaints yet about my audio. It has far more features then I'll ever need. For someone looking for a basic 2M rig, I'd reccomend this. I needed this thing for our trip to Ireland in the fall.
Oh, this is a VX-120 but someone decided to test the submersible features:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktLQImohylA
Oh, this is a VX-120 but someone decided to test the submersible features:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktLQImohylA
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Damned things won't autodial # for some reason
Thats the only thing I don't like about them...other then the fact I lost the speaker/mic cover...(anyone have an extra?)
Other then that its a nice radio as far as a ham radios go...only ham thing i've owned that even comes close to Motorola tough..
Thats the only thing I don't like about them...other then the fact I lost the speaker/mic cover...(anyone have an extra?)
Other then that its a nice radio as far as a ham radios go...only ham thing i've owned that even comes close to Motorola tough..
Nick