[TheList] Ham radios

Sat Nov 27 12:51:28 AEDT 2021

++ for what ZL1SAR said.

Regards,
Dan ZL2XO

On 27/11/2021, at 1:01 PM, Radio Engineering <radio.restorations at gmail.com> wrote:

Yaesu make good gear generally.
Wouxun is Chinese, and you get what you pay for. I had one and sold it again as I wasn't happy with the performance (and I have a license with RSM to supply such radios). They are a DSP radio and their performance isn't the best.
144 MHz is 2 metres, 430 MHz is 70 cm.
A radio with both is a 'dual band' set and a favorite with amateurs.

ZL1SAR.

On Sat, 27 Nov 2021, 11:27 Tim Devaney, <timdevaneynz at gmail.com<mailto:timdevaneynz at gmail.com>> wrote:
Hello

I'm looking at buying a HAM radio as a gift for my grandad however I'm not sure where to start I want something decent and have been looking at a radio called yeasu vx6 it's 144 and  400 MHz as well as wide band receiver . Anyone on here have any experience using one of these they could tell me if it's a decent radio and is worth buying. The other radio I was looking at is
Brand: YAESU FT-70DR and a Wouxun KG-UV9D Plus.

Can anyone assist me with any recommendations on what I should get it would be greatly appreciated as this is way out of my comfort zone.
Tim
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