Hi, The discussion of the iCom made me wonder if I would be able to dig out my old HTX 202 that I got from Radio Shack about 25 years ago. It was based on some iCom model, and my old radio has the same microphone plug on the top as the one on my current radio. The antenna and squelch and volume buttons might get in the way though. Thanks.
Glenn
Glen it was based on the 02AT. NOT PC programmable. It was made by Maxxon for Tandy. It will also NEVER go out of the Ham bands no matter what someone puts on the Internet.. Good Radio! If you want programming for a radio cross ship me your 202 and all the toys with it and I'll ship you a UV-5R with big antenna, battery, and speaker mic. No problem. The 202 is a much better radio IMO. And I have 2 UV5Rs. K4RJJ Ronny
On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 10:20 PM, Glenn glennervin@cableone.net wrote:
Hi, The discussion of the iCom made me wonder if I would be able to dig out my old HTX 202 that I got from Radio Shack about 25 years ago. It was based on some iCom model, and my old radio has the same microphone plug on the top as the one on my current radio. The antenna and squelch and volume buttons might get in the way though. Thanks.
Glenn
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Hi Glenn I will agree with Ronny. The 202 was built strictly for the ham band with no out of band receive or transmit. It had an exceptional RX front end rejection of out of band junk compared to today's radios. By today's radios it is big but it works great, I still use mine. I've had to replace the micro battery inside but it's still ticking.
Randy VE3JPU@me.com
On Oct 24, 2016, at 11:45 PM, Ronny Julian k4rjjradio@gmail.com wrote:
Glen it was based on the 02AT. NOT PC programmable. It was made by Maxxon for Tandy. It will also NEVER go out of the Ham bands no matter what someone puts on the Internet.. Good Radio! If you want programming for a radio cross ship me your 202 and all the toys with it and I'll ship you a UV-5R with big antenna, battery, and speaker mic. No problem. The 202 is a much better radio IMO. And I have 2 UV5Rs. K4RJJ Ronny
On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 10:20 PM, Glenn glennervin@cableone.net wrote: Hi, The discussion of the iCom made me wonder if I would be able to dig out my old HTX 202 that I got from Radio Shack about 25 years ago. It was based on some iCom model, and my old radio has the same microphone plug on the top as the one on my current radio. The antenna and squelch and volume buttons might get in the way though. Thanks.
Glenn
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I still use mine, too. I keep it set up for part of a balloon tracking system for when I work with HS students on high altitude balloon experiments, which uses APRS. I remove the battery, which makes it fit on the portable setup that I use (2 radios, GPS, mapping software, TNC). Great rig. Always clear, always flawless comms.
~R~
On 2016-10-25 08:07:-0400, Randy Elliott wrote:
Hi Glenn I will agree with Ronny. The 202 was built strictly for the ham band with no out of band receive or transmit. It had an exceptional RX front end rejection of out of band junk compared to today's radios. By today's radios it is big but it works great, I still use mine. I've had to replace the micro battery inside but it's still ticking.
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On Oct 24, 2016, at 11:45 PM, Ronny Julian <mailto:k4rjjradio@gmail.comk4rjjradio@gmail.com> wrote:
Glen it was based on the 02AT. NOT PC programmable. It was made by Maxxon for Tandy. It will also NEVER go out of the Ham bands no matter what someone puts on the Internet.. Good Radio! If you want programming for a radio cross ship me your 202 and all the toys with it and I'll ship you a UV-5R with big antenna, battery, and speaker mic. No problem. The 202 is a much better radio IMO. And I have 2 UV5Rs. K4RJJ Ronny
On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 10:20 PM, Glenn <mailto:glennervin@cableone.netglennervin@cableone.net> wrote: Hi, The discussion of the iCom made me wonder if I would be able to dig out my old HTX 202 that I got from Radio Shack about 25 years ago. It was based on some iCom model, and my old radio has the same microphone plug on the top as the one on my current radio. The antenna and squelch and volume buttons might get in the way though. Thanks.
Glenn
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I have wondered if they have a micro battery. I had one unit that was the last of the ones that could be modded, and while it was under warranty, mine pooped out, so RS gave me a new one in replacement, but it could not be modded. I seem to remember that the mod would expand the frequencies. Glenn ----- Original Message ----- From: Randy Elliott To: Discussion of CHIRP Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 7:07 AM Subject: Re: [chirp_users] HTX 202
Hi Glenn I will agree with Ronny. The 202 was built strictly for the ham band with no out of band receive or transmit. It had an exceptional RX front end rejection of out of band junk compared to today's radios. By today's radios it is big but it works great, I still use mine. I've had to replace the micro battery inside but it's still ticking.
Randy VE3JPU@me.com
On Oct 24, 2016, at 11:45 PM, Ronny Julian k4rjjradio@gmail.com wrote:
Glen it was based on the 02AT. NOT PC programmable. It was made by Maxxon for Tandy. It will also NEVER go out of the Ham bands no matter what someone puts on the Internet.. Good Radio! If you want programming for a radio cross ship me your 202 and all the toys with it and I'll ship you a UV-5R with big antenna, battery, and speaker mic. No problem. The 202 is a much better radio IMO. And I have 2 UV5Rs. K4RJJ Ronny
On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 10:20 PM, Glenn glennervin@cableone.net wrote:
Hi, The discussion of the iCom made me wonder if I would be able to dig out my old HTX 202 that I got from Radio Shack about 25 years ago. It was based on some iCom model, and my old radio has the same microphone plug on the top as the one on my current radio. The antenna and squelch and volume buttons might get in the way though. Thanks.
Glenn
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NONE of these can be modded outside 144-148. I've heard it said so many times but no one has shown it as working.
On Tue, Oct 25, 2016 at 10:18 PM, Glenn glennervin@cableone.net wrote:
I have wondered if they have a micro battery. I had one unit that was the last of the ones that could be modded, and while it was under warranty, mine pooped out, so RS gave me a new one in replacement, but it could not be modded. I seem to remember that the mod would expand the frequencies. Glenn
----- Original Message ----- *From:* Randy Elliott ve3jpu@me.com *To:* Discussion of CHIRP chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com *Sent:* Tuesday, October 25, 2016 7:07 AM *Subject:* Re: [chirp_users] HTX 202
Hi Glenn I will agree with Ronny. The 202 was built strictly for the ham band with no out of band receive or transmit. It had an exceptional RX front end rejection of out of band junk compared to today's radios. By today's radios it is big but it works great, I still use mine. I've had to replace the micro battery inside but it's still ticking.
Randy VE3JPU@me.com
On Oct 24, 2016, at 11:45 PM, Ronny Julian k4rjjradio@gmail.com wrote:
Glen it was based on the 02AT. NOT PC programmable. It was made by Maxxon for Tandy. It will also NEVER go out of the Ham bands no matter what someone puts on the Internet.. Good Radio! If you want programming for a radio cross ship me your 202 and all the toys with it and I'll ship you a UV-5R with big antenna, battery, and speaker mic. No problem. The 202 is a much better radio IMO. And I have 2 UV5Rs. K4RJJ Ronny
On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 10:20 PM, Glenn glennervin@cableone.net wrote:
Hi, The discussion of the iCom made me wonder if I would be able to dig out my old HTX 202 that I got from Radio Shack about 25 years ago. It was based on some iCom model, and my old radio has the same microphone plug on the top as the one on my current radio. The antenna and squelch and volume buttons might get in the way though. Thanks.
Glenn
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I seem to recall that the first ones could, and then the manufacturer changed them so they couldn't. That is what I meant, my first one supposedly could, but I had to trade it in for a new one when it had problems while still under warranty, so I never got a chance to find out. Glenn ----- Original Message ----- From: Ronny Julian To: Discussion of CHIRP Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 9:26 PM Subject: Re: [chirp_users] HTX 202
NONE of these can be modded outside 144-148. I've heard it said so many times but no one has shown it as working.
On Tue, Oct 25, 2016 at 10:18 PM, Glenn glennervin@cableone.net wrote:
I have wondered if they have a micro battery. I had one unit that was the last of the ones that could be modded, and while it was under warranty, mine pooped out, so RS gave me a new one in replacement, but it could not be modded. I seem to remember that the mod would expand the frequencies. Glenn ----- Original Message ----- From: Randy Elliott To: Discussion of CHIRP Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 7:07 AM Subject: Re: [chirp_users] HTX 202
Hi Glenn I will agree with Ronny. The 202 was built strictly for the ham band with no out of band receive or transmit. It had an exceptional RX front end rejection of out of band junk compared to today's radios. By today's radios it is big but it works great, I still use mine. I've had to replace the micro battery inside but it's still ticking.
Randy VE3JPU@me.com
On Oct 24, 2016, at 11:45 PM, Ronny Julian k4rjjradio@gmail.com wrote:
Glen it was based on the 02AT. NOT PC programmable. It was made by Maxxon for Tandy. It will also NEVER go out of the Ham bands no matter what someone puts on the Internet.. Good Radio! If you want programming for a radio cross ship me your 202 and all the toys with it and I'll ship you a UV-5R with big antenna, battery, and speaker mic. No problem. The 202 is a much better radio IMO. And I have 2 UV5Rs. K4RJJ Ronny
On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 10:20 PM, Glenn glennervin@cableone.net wrote:
Hi, The discussion of the iCom made me wonder if I would be able to dig out my old HTX 202 that I got from Radio Shack about 25 years ago. It was based on some iCom model, and my old radio has the same microphone plug on the top as the one on my current radio. The antenna and squelch and volume buttons might get in the way though. Thanks.
Glenn
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Hi glenn That's news to me. I have never come across any mods like that. If your looking for that type of rig I would suggest a cheap Baufeng radio then. All I know is that one time we took a 202 and another more modern ht (with a wide front end) into a high noise area of Toronto and the 202 had no trouble quieting the intermod noise the other ht was suffering from.
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On Oct 25, 2016, at 10:18 PM, Glenn glennervin@cableone.net wrote:
I have wondered if they have a micro battery. I had one unit that was the last of the ones that could be modded, and while it was under warranty, mine pooped out, so RS gave me a new one in replacement, but it could not be modded. I seem to remember that the mod would expand the frequencies. Glenn ----- Original Message ----- From: Randy Elliott To: Discussion of CHIRP Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 7:07 AM Subject: Re: [chirp_users] HTX 202
Hi Glenn I will agree with Ronny. The 202 was built strictly for the ham band with no out of band receive or transmit. It had an exceptional RX front end rejection of out of band junk compared to today's radios. By today's radios it is big but it works great, I still use mine. I've had to replace the micro battery inside but it's still ticking.
Randy VE3JPU@me.com
On Oct 24, 2016, at 11:45 PM, Ronny Julian k4rjjradio@gmail.com wrote:
Glen it was based on the 02AT. NOT PC programmable. It was made by Maxxon for Tandy. It will also NEVER go out of the Ham bands no matter what someone puts on the Internet.. Good Radio! If you want programming for a radio cross ship me your 202 and all the toys with it and I'll ship you a UV-5R with big antenna, battery, and speaker mic. No problem. The 202 is a much better radio IMO. And I have 2 UV5Rs. K4RJJ Ronny
On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 10:20 PM, Glenn glennervin@cableone.net wrote: Hi, The discussion of the iCom made me wonder if I would be able to dig out my old HTX 202 that I got from Radio Shack about 25 years ago. It was based on some iCom model, and my old radio has the same microphone plug on the top as the one on my current radio. The antenna and squelch and volume buttons might get in the way though. Thanks.
Glenn
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