Re: [amsat-bb] Yaesu VX-5R

["KG4ITU" <kg4itu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rick, I use one with an Arrow and its wonderful.  I have several 
of the LEO FM birds preprogrammed into it and while you look
kinda silly walking, waving and dialing...  Its a great rig to do
impromptu demo's for Hamfests and Schools!

Rich/KG4ITU
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "rick_abbott" <kb0lgb@charter.net>
To: "AMSAT reflector" <amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 9:17 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Yaesu VX-5R


> Hello,
> 
> 
> Just wondering how well the Yaesu VX-5R is for operating the FM birds.
> Anyone experience this? It appears to be a one band at a time radio,
> however it has a feature called dualwatch. And just when I thought this
> was the only HT I would want alongs comes the new ICOM T-82A! Need to
> check the specs on that one too.
> 
> Please do not comment on how flawed FM single channel satellites are, we
> had enough of that already.
> 
> 
> 73,
> 
> rick-kb0lgb-en54
> 
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