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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>I have a 5X3 and fortunate enough to have several 220 repeaters within handheld range.<br>Very satisfied with the radio, and it is totally supported by CHIRP.<br><br>John K3NXU<br><a href="http://www.miklor.com/COM/Review_5X3.php">http://www.miklor.com/COM/Review_5X3.php</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com [mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Chuck Hast<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 31, 2018 12:44 AM<br><b>To:</b> Discussion of CHIRP<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [chirp_users] Which radio?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Well, that was a good load of answers. I think that the radio I am looking at<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>would be the <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>BTECH UV-5X3. I would like to have access to all of those</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>bands. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>TYT-TH 9800 is an interesting option. Have to take a look at that one. I need</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>a radio like that for the wife's car so I can have a radio in that one when I drive it.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>A big thanks to all of those who provided me info, and any that may come after.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>Again, a big hats off to the folks who do the coding and other work on Chirp. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 6:50 PM, <<a href="mailto:ve3zxs@gmail.com" target="_blank">ve3zxs@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>I’m not sure how many other will agree with me, but the TYT-TH 9800 quad band radio seems to work fine for the programming I have done. I know another Ham who has the same radio and he also seems to enjoy this as well.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The radio wasn’t all the expensive either.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Just my 2 cents, good luck.<o:p></o:p></p><div id="m_-7867434126860910145AppleMailSignature"><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On Jan 30, 2018, at 6:54 PM, Ron via chirp_users <<a href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com" target="_blank">chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>I've got the BTECH UV-5X3. Triband, about $70.00, programmable with CHIRP. Small, light, easy to use and inexpensive. I haven't had it long, but it seems to work quite well so far. I have always preffered the UV-82 series over he UV-5 series until now, but I figured that for the price I would give this one a try. I was pleasantly surprised by this one.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>In a message dated 1/30/2018 11:08:47 AM Pacific Standard Time, <a href="mailto:kp4djt@gmail.com" target="_blank">kp4djt@gmail.com</a> writes: <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I see all of the issues with these radio, I want to get something that will do the <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>job, I want at least 2m and 70cm. But would be even better to have something<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>tri-band.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>So with all of what I have seen, which of these radios do you guys recommend.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Chirp does a great job with my Icom, but I would like to get something that I<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>can use and if something happens it is not my Icom handheld. Something<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>that if it falls into the water, or gets whacked I am not out a lot.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>So what do you guys recommend?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Chirp + Editcp + MD380Tools on Linux<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Celestial!!!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Chuck -- KP4DJT<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>_______________________________________________<br>chirp_users mailing list<br><a href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com" target="_blank">chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com</a><br><a href="http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users" target="_blank">http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users</a><br>This message was sent to Ron at <a href="mailto:ortingwing@aol.com" target="_blank">ortingwing@aol.com</a><br>To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-<a href="mailto:unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com" target="_blank">unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>chirp_users mailing list<br><a href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com" target="_blank">chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com</a><br><a href="http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users" target="_blank">http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>This message was sent to VE3ZXS at <a href="mailto:ve3zxs@gmail.com" target="_blank">ve3zxs@gmail.com</a><br>To unsubscribe, send an email to <a href="mailto:chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com" target="_blank">chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><br>_______________________________________________<br>chirp_users mailing list<br><a href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com</a><br><a href="http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users" target="_blank">http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users</a><br>This message was sent to Chuck Hast at <a href="mailto:kp4djt@gmail.com">kp4djt@gmail.com</a><br>To unsubscribe, send an email to <a href="mailto:chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Chirp + Editcp + MD380Tools on Linux<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Celestial!!!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Chuck -- KP4DJT<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>