ham radio: Radios

[last updated: 2020-04-06]
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• SDR - Software Defined Radios
• Icom radios:
  • IC-7000 - purchased used 2019-07-24
    160m - 70cm No longer manufactured; used ones available $600-$1200
    (link to:) ICOM product page
  • (link to:) ICOM 706 Mk2 G 160m - 70cm
    (link to:) IC-706 specs
    No longer manufactured; used ones available $400-$1000
    All modes; HF - 70cm; 100w for HF & 6m; 50w for 2m; 20w for 70cm; 13.8v mobile
    (link to:) forum notes
  • (link to:) ICOM 718 0 - 30 MHz (10 m) 100w
  • (link to:) IC-7100 160m - 70cm; ~$1000
  • (link to:) ICOM 7300
    160m - 6m; $900 (including $100 rebate)
  • (link to:) ICOM 2300H
    2m 65, 25, 10, 5w mobile
  • (link to:) ICOM 2720H
    2m 50/15/5w; 70cm 35/15/5w; 13.8v mobile
  • (link to:) ICOM 9100 160m - 70cm, 2-100w, $2000+

• DMR radios:
  • DMR mobile/desktop: AnyTone AT-D578UV-Pro
  • Best DMR radios per hamtronics:
    (link to:) hamtronics.com
    • AnyTone AT-D878UV GPS DMR/Analog Radio (~$225) Best per reviews. 6w UHF
    • BTECH DMR-6X2 Dual Band Two-Way Radio (~$225) 6w UHF
      not at GigaParts...
    • Radioddity GD-77 DMR Two-way Radio (~$150)
    • TYT MD-380 DMR/Moto TRBO Radio (~$125)
    • TYT MD-UV380 Dual Band VHF/UHF Handheld Two-way Radio (~$100)
    • Ailunce HD1 Digital Walkie-Talkie FM DMR Radio (~$190) Full front-panel programming.
      not at GigaParts...
    • Baofeng DM-1701 Dual Band DMR/Analog Two-way Radio (~$70)
    • TYT MD-9600 Dual-band Digital DMR Mobile Radio (~$270)

• Other hand-helds:
• Baofeng UV-5R HT ($30)
• Baofeng GT-3TP HT
  This is an 8w version, same keypad/panel layout, and appears to be same programming protocol
• Yaesu FT-60R ($185)
• Yaesu FT-65R ($85)
  5w (2.5 & 0.5 also)
• Yaesu FT-4XR ($75)
  Baofeng guts with better filtering per Reddit
• Yaesu FT-70DR ($175)
  System Fusion and "C4FM" Is this the cheapest System Fusion HT?
• Yaesu FT3DR ($400)
  C4FM
• TG-UV2
• (link to:) RS-918 160m - 10m
• (link to:) Xiegu G90 160m - 10m ($500)
• Kenwood TS-2000: discontinued
  100w HF to 6m; 50w 2m; not sure of the rest...
• Yaesu FT-8900
• Yaesu FT-817
• TYT TH-9800 quad band:
  (link to:) buytwowayradios
  (link to:) mtcradio
  10m, 6m, 2m, 70cm, 40-50w
  FM only?
• Kenwood TM-V71A

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