From: Bob Burkett <r.l.burkett@gmail.com>
To: Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2015 11:52 AM
Subject: Re: [chirp_users] inexpensive Dual Band Mobile radios?
Are there any low cost mobiles like this with and alpha/numeric display?BobKF3BYOn Wed, Nov 11, 2015 at 8:48 AM, dmdfacp@gmail.com <dmdfacp@gmail.com> wrote:The VV-898 can be had for $70, delivered, from eBay. It's offered at $69.99 plus about $10 postage, but with the Make an Offer option.I bought one for $69.99, delivered from the USA. I've tried to send a screen capture, twice, but the image exceeds the message size.Sent from my iPhoneDSPThanks John, Ray, Shon & Mark. All helpful info.And I'm continually amazed at the deep resources at the miklor site! :-)73,Dave NathansonKG6ZJO
On Nov 10, 2015, at 8:32 AM, Mark Waggoner via chirp_users <chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com> wrote:Just a heads up, there is an updated version of the Juntai radio coming out shortly. John Miklor has been beta testing and says it's worth the wait.On Nov 10, 2015, at 7:45 AM, John LaMartina <johnla@usa.net> wrote:_______________________________________________Dave,
Here is the review of the VV898 series.
http://www.miklor.com/COM/Review_VV898.php
as well as the
http://www.miklor.com/COM/Review_KT8900.php
An updated version of the KT8900 is to be released in about 5 days.
(no bugs and more features)
The VV898 is CHIRP compatible.
The KT8900 is not CHIRP compatible yet.JohnSent: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 2:20 AM
To: Chirp Discussion
Subject: [chirp_users] inexpensive Dual Band Mobile radios?[This is sort of off-topic, but hinges on CHIRP support for the radio]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! :-)Mounting a UV5R in a car doesn't seem like a good idea. Can anyone offer anything good or bad about any "inexpensive" mobile dual band ham radio, including the Leixen VV-898 or Jetstream JT270M (apparently the same radio). It is one of the few cheap Mobile units I see on the list of CHIRP supported radios.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.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".Thanks for your helpful council.73,Dave NathansonKG6ZJOPS: 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.
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