<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>[This is sort of off-topic, but hinges on CHIRP support for the radio] </div><div><br></div>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! :-) <div><br></div><div>Mounting a UV5R in a car doesn't seem like a good idea. Can anyone offer anything good or bad about <b>any</b> "inexpensive" mobile dual band ham radio, including the <b>Leixen VV-898 or Jetstream JT270M</b> (apparently the same radio). It is one of the few cheap Mobile units I see on the list of CHIRP supported radios. </div><div><a href="http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Home">http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Home</a></div><div>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. </div><div><br></div><div>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". </div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for your helpful council. </div><br><div apple-content-edited="true">
<div>73,</div><div>Dave Nathanson</div><div>KG6ZJO</div><div><br></div></div>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. <div><br></div></body></html>