VE3WTV
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I just got my ham license last month, and I haven't bought my EDC radio yet. I've been torn between the ID-51, FT-70, and D74 for a while, but I went to a Canwarn meeting this week, and one of the experienced hams was there who runs a repeater in Leamington. He has only ever carried a commercial radio as his amateur radio. He is quite happy with one band. I don't remember which one it is.
So that got me thinking about a Motorola for myself.
At work in the factory they use the XPR 7550. It's a little big for what I like. I was just looking at some radios on the Motorola site, and I like the SL 7000, or the XPR 7000.
I don't know anything about the cross-compatibility of Motorola/commercial features compared to the features commonly used by hams. Like digital communications, and using a repeater. Obviously, by buying a commercial radio I am giving up the dual band feature, but it seems that a lot of hams don't care. I don't know enough about that. I like a full featured radio, but quality is important too, and I know Motorolas are really good.
ElroyJetson, or anyone else, can you help me out with this?
So that got me thinking about a Motorola for myself.
At work in the factory they use the XPR 7550. It's a little big for what I like. I was just looking at some radios on the Motorola site, and I like the SL 7000, or the XPR 7000.
I don't know anything about the cross-compatibility of Motorola/commercial features compared to the features commonly used by hams. Like digital communications, and using a repeater. Obviously, by buying a commercial radio I am giving up the dual band feature, but it seems that a lot of hams don't care. I don't know enough about that. I like a full featured radio, but quality is important too, and I know Motorolas are really good.
ElroyJetson, or anyone else, can you help me out with this?