Personally I think the CP200 Is not a very good radio. The HT750 is decent but the battery design stinks as the release tabs frequently seize and make it so you have to pry the battery off ruining it. There are also the code plug problems on both that make the radio a doorstop until sent back for flat rate. I don't know why but we do see quite a few corrupt codeplugs these days. I like the ICOM IC-F24 For an entry level radio or the Kenwood TK-180 series for a higher tier. Also the motorola PR-860 is a good choice. To me the good motorola radios start at the PR-860. Stay away from the ICOM F-21. That is really a cheap radio and won't last.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: MCH <m...@nb.net> Date: Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:15:24 To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com> Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: HT750 vs CP200 I would stick with the GP300s. The CTCSS/CDCSS decode on the HT750s absolutely stinks. You miss the first word or more on them while the GP300s get every syllable. I'm not sure how Motorola lost the ability to design a proper decode circuit, but all of the recent offerings have been weak in the CTCSS/CDCSS (PL/DPL for the purists) department. Joe M. tahrens301 wrote: > Hi agrimm, > > I've got a HT750 & HT1250, and they are both pretty > good radios. I've had the volume control fail, (actually > one leg had a cold solder joint). That's for over 5 years of > operation. > > The LI-Ion batteries do pretty well.. lot's lighter than > the ni-mh. They seem to last about a year in normal > use all day & charge overnight. (use for FD/EMS) > > A drawback that most Mot radios seem to have is that > they aren't waterproof, which may or may not make any > difference to you. > > If you are looking for alternatives, we have been using > the IC-F50Vs for about 4 years, and have had pretty good > luck with them (about 30 units). They are 'waterproof' to > 30 minutes, 3 meters - which suits our purposes. > > If you do your own programming, the software is way less > expensive than the Mot solution. > > Just my 2cents. (most all my radios are Mot). > > Tim W5FN > > > > --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, "agrimm0034" <agrimm0...@...> wrote: >> I am looking for a nice, durable radio to add to my repeater system. I need >> around 16 channels and my top choices are 1 HT750 2 CP200 3 the ICOM IC-F21. >> The reason why I like Motorola is because of their durability and I own a >> GP300 and have never had problems with it. Could I get some opinions on >> which one to go with or some other radios of recomendation for my purpose >> > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.375 / Virus Database: 270.13.4/2218 - Release Date: 07/04/09 > 17:55:00 >
