Good morning! First of all - welcome to DSTAR! I know you will enjoy the mode - I have been active in it since Dayton (where I purchased my radio) and love it!
While I have not owned the 800H, I did compare the two before I purchased the 880H. Here are a couple of the items that swung me towards the 880: 1) Number of memories are significantly more (and the more the better with DSTAR) 2) Third generation of DSTAR interface within the radio (much easier to program / use on the fly, including one button call programming). 3) Display - I just liked the 880H display more than the 800. 4) Free software to program it. (While the software is not real intuitive, it does work). Overall, I have been extremely happy with the 880H. With that said, though, I think the 800 would work just as well on DSTAR and analog - you really can't go wrong! I hope this helps. If you have any questions, just let me know. 73, Robert Kluck - N4IJS --- In [email protected], "whynotbecreative" <kg4...@...> wrote: > > Hi there, > > Besides the difference in looks and the $100 price difference, what are the > functional differences of the radio? > > The reason I ask is that I'm contemplating getting into D-Star and see that > the 800 is on closeout for $100 or so less than the 880. The brochures don't > really make it clear what the real difference is, so I'm wondering what I'm > missing out on if I'd get the 800 instead of the 880. > > (I did try to search the archives, but that's as useless on Yahoo groups as > it was almost 10 years ago.) > > Thanks and 73, > --Alex KR1ST > http://www.kr1st.com > http://www.airlinkexpress.org >
