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robbage wrote:Not sure what there is as far as base VHF/UHF rigs. Can't see anything on the Yaesu site. There's the Icom IC-910 ready to go for sat (and 23cm option) It's my youngest's b'day around the same time. I think she deserves a brand new IC-706...

I'm sure she'll love it How old is she? Perhaps in Hello Kitty colours?

I'm looking at a "mobile" unit but sitting on my desk rather than in the car.

Tyranus - what do you think of the 7800? It's got some good reviews on the net that I've seen, I don't think I'm in need of cross-band repeat (as in the 8800), might just confuse me more.

Hi meg
Great to have a QSO earlier. I have a 7800 they are a great radio, you wont regret "receiving" one
Cheers

http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/3685

meg wrote:I'm sure she'll love it How old is she? Perhaps in Hello Kitty colours?

Almost six. Daddy will have to help her. Do Sagittarians go for Hello Kitty? She likes Dora. Thought you already got a b'day present. It's not every day you get a Diamond.

robbage wrote: Almost six. Daddy will have to help her. Do Sagittarians go for Hello Kitty? She likes Dora. Thought you already got a b'day present. It's not every day you get a Diamond.

Had to buy my own Diamond though

Umm...let's put it this way - Fender/Squier do a Hello Kitty guitar that I don't think wild horses could drag me into playing...

http://www.squierguitars.com/products/s ... 0335005570

VK6ZMS wrote:Hi meg
Great to have a QSO earlier. I have a 7800 they are a great radio, you wont regret "receiving" one
Cheers

http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/3685

Thanks Martin - more reviews to read (and pointedly send on to the other half )

I'll let him know it's recommended by the people of WARSUG, the recommendation on the antenna was a good one

would i? yes, do i have a tranceiver? no

meg wrote: I don't think I'm in need of cross-band repeat (as in the 8800), might just confuse me more.

As far as I am concerned the biggest useful feature of the 8800 is the dual receive capability. You can monitor a VHF channel and a UHF channel at the same time to catch all the action. You can listen to 2 VHF or 2 UHF channels at the same time (useful for monitoring your favorite local frequency and a repeater or 2 repeaters if you are looking for someone). When I visit Perth I usually drive listening to the local frequency my friends in the suburbs use and one of the Perth repeaters.

If you transmit while monitoring 2 frequencies on the same band the receiver is blanked so you don't suffer de-sensing or feedback.

I suppose price comes into it. The 7800 is cheaper but to me, the extra is well worth it.

I have never used the cross band repeater either but should I ever find a requirement for it at least its there.

I am sure you would enjoy using either the 7800 or the 8800. Don't just think of it as only having the cross band repeater as the only extra. You would use the dual receive capability and no doubt find it useful.

meg wrote:Bottom of page 25 in the manual (I've got the PDF) - changing the channel steps.

I refuse to believe there's something the WangChung can do that the Yaesu can't

Just before I came in here I had a brainwave and was right I can take it down to 5 Kilo hurts increments...Problem solvered

A simplex freq would be good, but how about we adopt a repeater and use that? Our 70cm repeaters are practically abandoned and it would be great to have more conversations happening. I vote for the 438.725MHz Wanneroo repeater or 146.800 Tic Hill

At the moment we're restricted to Tic Hill 2m which I can just reach from home.
Once I finish my car project either one won't worry me. Plus if Meg gets the 7800 which is a nice looking radio btw meg and once you get your head around how the yaesu works it shouldn't be too hard to program either. Again will do this once I've got the bits I need. (Hopefully soon).
Repeater would be good though.

I'd like to use 70cm as well but that would exclude people (at the moment anyway)

Nafenn wrote:would i? yes, do i have a tranceiver? no

Did you see the messages Zebedee posted regarding the upcoming Foundation course? Complete a one weekend course in November and you can get a licence for xmas

Blinky wrote: I have never used the cross band repeater either but should I ever find a requirement for it at least its there.

I am sure you would enjoy using either the 7800 or the 8800. Don't just think of it as only having the cross band repeater as the only extra. You would use the dual receive capability and no doubt find it useful.

Hmmm - just looking on the ISS thread too, would the cross band repeat (or dual receive at least) make a difference in contacting the ISS?

Thanks for the comments Blinky!

Perhaps WARSUG could volunteer to get the Tic Hill 70cm repeater working again? (I have no idea what's wrong with it mind you and have little I could offer in the way of technical know how to fix it, but I'm happy to hold cables, make drinks, whatever!)

meg wrote:Perhaps WARSUG could volunteer to get the Tic Hill 70cm repeater working again? (I have no idea what's wrong with it mind you and have little I could offer in the way of technical know how to fix it, but I'm happy to hold cables, make drinks, whatever!)

Last I heard the 70cm Tic repeater has been removed by VK6LZ and VK6POP and is probably sitting on a bench being looked at.