Ham Radio Questions
My ham ticket expired somewhere in the 1970's. I am thinking of getting back into it, but have a couple of questions? I had an advanced class license. Do I have to go through the complete exam, or can...
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Art Davis wrote:
I see that Yaesu has just announced the FT-65R which apparently supercedes the FT-60. Looks like the screen might be easier to read by an aging dude with failing eyesight. Also I noticed that hamradio.com seems to have good prices. Has anyone bought from them? Saw a Youtube video, wherein the guy says he likes the icom because it uses AA batteries---and he might have a point in that you can carry spares. Guess the alternative would be to buy a spare rechargeable battery pack, no?
Don---which Kenwood did you have in mind?
Wow! I hadn't noticed the release of the FT-65R. It looks pretty cool and worth the extra $15.
I actually don't have much trouble programming my Yaesu... you just hit the menu key and you can scroll through the options with the dial. However, no matter what radio you purchase, I highly recommend the RT Systems software. It extracts all the repeater information for the area you're in (from the ARRL Repeater database) and automatically downloads it into your radio memory bank. It's really great when you're moving locations every few days!
Also, the included rechargeable battery lasts a long time. The last time I charged it up was several weeks ago.
Good luck with whatever you buy!
