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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Dave,<br>Here is the review of the VV898 series.<br><a href="http://www.miklor.com/COM/Review_BF888S.php">http://www.miklor.com/COM/Review_BF888S.php</a><br>as well as the<br><a href="http://www.miklor.com/COM/Review_KT8900.php">http://www.miklor.com/COM/Review_KT8900.php</a><br>An updated version of the KT8900 is to be released in about 5 days.<br>(no bugs and more features)<br><br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>The VV898 is CHIRP compatible.<br>The KT8900 is not CHIRP compatible yet.</span></b><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>John<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>- http://www.miklor.com<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Tuesday, November 10, 2015 5:20 AM<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Chirp Discussion<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [chirp_users] inexpensive Dual Band Mobile radios?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>[This is sort of off-topic, but hinges on CHIRP support for the radio] <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Howdy, I'd like to get a recommendation for a dual band mobile radio for a new ham that will (probably) not use it a whole lot. But it needs to work reliably enough, even if not a lot of features. Actually less features is fine, that is just less stuff to not understand & less to forget between uses! :-) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Mounting a UV5R in a car doesn't seem like a good idea. Can anyone offer anything good or bad about <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>any</span></b> "inexpensive" mobile dual band ham radio, including the <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Leixen VV-898 or Jetstream JT270M</span></b> (apparently the same radio). It is one of the few cheap Mobile units I see on the list of CHIRP supported radios. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Home">http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Home</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Amazon reviews seem fairly ok, especially for $99. I'm interested in a CHIRP-supported radio. This is intended for an 1997 Jeep Cherokee, and a small radio is probably a better match. It does need to be a dual bander. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>If the cost gets anywhere even near $200, I'd just recommend the Yaesu 7900 or Yaseu 8800. But for this situation, I'm open to hearing about cheaper alternatives that I might be able to recommend until this new ham grows into the "sport". <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thanks for your helpful council. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>73,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dave Nathanson<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>KG6ZJO<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>PS: if you know of a better forum to ask about CHIRP compatible mobile radios, it's ok to shoot me a pm or direct email about it. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div></div></body></html>