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Originally Posted by rusty_tlc
I used the same reasoning. FAIL!
I really wish I had gone with a cheap mobile first. I did an FT2800 install for a friend two weeks ago and really like the radio. It is simple to understand and easy to operate while driving. My VX7R in contrast is impossible to adjust while driving, I have to stop to change power or squelch settings.
I don't think it would be a huge deal to rig up a quick mount bracket and move a mobile from rig to rig. You would have to chop off the factory power connector and replace it with power pole connectors but the power pole connector is the standard for all emergency HAM agencies anyway.
You will want a mag mount antenna for the HT anyway so thats a wash. I doubt you could get a HT with a speakermic for the $130 that the FT2800 sells for.
Another consideration is the 5W power you typicaly get with a HT. Sometimes I can hear everybody but they either don't copy me at all or my signal is so faint they can't understand me.
Hope this helps.
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You should program the same freq multiple times with different power settings etc.
For example in Memory one I have the main repeater I use as follows.
805_RPT Repeater, Set low power, min squelch
805_R_HI Repeater, High power_Max squelch.
805_TA Low power simplex
805_TA_H High power simplex
No fumbling, just turn the knob