I don't want the IC-80 because its not dual band. thank you for the idea! I am still led to believe that this the route to take.
thank you for the input John. 73, Ben K0BLR ________________________________ From: John D. Hays <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, July 17, 2009 9:16:13 PM Subject: Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] IC-91AD vs 92AD You need to look at your application. If you are intending the radio to need higher power and be used for extended periods, get a mobile. If you need something very portable for quick status reports, get a handheld. By the time you buy a handheld and an amp, you are at least as expensive as the mobile with more failure points. You can run the mobile at low power as needed and it has the heatsinks and fans for a higher duty cycle. In other words, if you want an amp in your car for the occasions when you are mobile and need more power then the amp + handheld may be the way to go, if you also use the handheld out walking/hiking around. If thats not the case, a mobile is probably a better solution. Using Universal Radio as a benchmark. An IC91AD + BD-35 costs $489.90 (sale prices) You will want to add extra batteries, drop-in charger, cigarette lighter plug, programming software. Even using secondary market batteries and charger you are going to spend another $150+ and don't forget coax jumpers and adapters with multiple failure points. You might also want to add a speaker mike, holding the radio for extended periods gets tiresome, especially when it gets hot. An ID-880H is $499.95 - you're done. Programming software is a free download from Icom and you can share programming files with the IC-80AD for anyone that has one. Ben Ramler wrote: > > > what if you where to install some small fans on the box lets say two > do you think that would be enough to cool the radio as well as the > little BD-35? > > 73, > > Ben KØBLR > > __. -- John D. Hays Amateur Radio Station K7VE <http://k7ve. org> PO Box 1223 Edmonds, WA 98020-1223 VOIP/SIP: [email protected] <sip:[email protected]> Email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
