KB9NHA
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Hi all! This is my first forum post here. Technically I'm a newbie to amateur radio though I got my HAM radio license last 1995. I been introduced to it by my brother (a physician in the Philippines) way back in the early 90s. Back then cell phones where non-existent & doctors in my country used HAM radios to communicate with each other. When I came to the U.S. in the mid 90's, I decided to get my HAM radio license. I bought my 1st HAM radio (Kenwood TH-97A) after I got my license but after a few weeks abandoned my new hobby to concentrate with my job. I totally almost forget about HAM radio not until recently when I was cleaning my basement & found my old Kenwood HT radio still in its original box (still looking brand new). It's been a long time but I thinking of getting involve again with amateur radio.
My Kenwood HT (TH-79A) is almost 15 years old, do I need to replace it? I read about this D-STAR & WIRES-II, which is better among the two? I'm thinking of buying a mobile dual band radio, which is better Icom IC-2820H or Yaesu FTM-350R? I'm also thinking of buying instead an all mode transceiver like the Icom IC-7000 rather than a dual band mobile radio but change my mind hence I'm not sure if I'll go HF rightaway for now (my main interest is mainly either using the radio for D-STAR or WIRES-II to communicate with some folks in my native country. What do you think?
My Kenwood HT (TH-79A) is almost 15 years old, do I need to replace it? I read about this D-STAR & WIRES-II, which is better among the two? I'm thinking of buying a mobile dual band radio, which is better Icom IC-2820H or Yaesu FTM-350R? I'm also thinking of buying instead an all mode transceiver like the Icom IC-7000 rather than a dual band mobile radio but change my mind hence I'm not sure if I'll go HF rightaway for now (my main interest is mainly either using the radio for D-STAR or WIRES-II to communicate with some folks in my native country. What do you think?