John If properly matched, an external amp shouldn't make your handheld any hotter than an antenna connection with a similar match. If the amp has its own power supply it shouldn't drain your handheld battery any faster either. The 91AD does get very hot in the 5W position so if you can use the low power position you could save both heat and battery. Though I would have to agree with the advice to get a mobile if you need the power, but do not recommend the 2200H.
Using Universal Radio: 2200H + D-STAR module ($370 - 20 rebate) $350 ID-880H $500 ($150 more, 2 bands, better features) The 2200H is a good FM radio, but the UI for D-STAR is very 1st generation and it doesn't do 6.25kHz steps. On May 18, 2009, at 2:17 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > > > Hi John, > > You also need to keep in mind that if you run an amp with any HT it > will > drain the battery very easy. It will also cause the radio to heat up > much > faster as well. I used a 30w amp on a 220 MHz years ago and learned > the hard > way on that. The best thing to do is to get a mobile if you need > more power > and do it the correct way. You can pick up one of the Icom IC-2200H > without > it costing you an arm and a leg and it would work great for you. > > Bob N3PUG > > John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE [email protected] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
