Comments on: Poor SuitSat http://www.mcconahay.com/articles/poor-suitsat/ Original Music, Web Development, and Amateur Radio Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:10:10 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: bam http://www.mcconahay.com/articles/poor-suitsat/comment-page-1/#comment-18 bam Wed, 10 May 2006 05:32:23 +0000 http://new.beatfrequency.org/?p=18#comment-18 Hi Lance, It really depends on how badly you want a TNC or APRS built into the radio. The TH-D7AG is obviously the only choice for that. Otherwise, my opinion is that the TH-F6A is a much better radio. It's just a more mondern feeling rig with more bells and whistles. It's a lot smaller and lighter, practically pocket-sized. It doesn't get very hot when transmitting for long periods. The receiver covers 100kHz–1300MHz and includes AM and sideband modes. The HF ham bands can be received pretty well if you use a longwire or an active antenna. And the 220 band is included for transmit. We only have a couple 220 repeaters in this area, but it's nice to be able to work them if I want to. Certainly more useful than tribanders with 6m, in my experience anyway. As for the D7AG, it only covers 118–174 & 438–450 MHz on receive, and only FM. On the dual VFO, you can only monitor one VHF and one UHF freq at the same time, which feels kind of clumsy. The display is harder to read than the f6a. The battery indicator is somewhat goofy and it's hard to really tell how much battery is left. The radio basically looks and feels like it's one generation older than the f6a. On the upside, the TNC is really cool, especially if you're into APRS at all. And I believe it uses the same accessories as the popular TH-G71A, so things should be easy to find for it. (I have yet to buy any accessories for it besides the computer serial cable) Good luck! Lemme know what you end up getting... -n8qq Hi Lance,

It really depends on how badly you want a TNC or APRS built into the radio. The TH-D7AG is obviously the only choice for that.

Otherwise, my opinion is that the TH-F6A is a much better radio. It’s just a more mondern feeling rig with more bells and whistles. It’s a lot smaller and lighter, practically pocket-sized. It doesn’t get very hot when transmitting for long periods. The receiver covers 100kHz–1300MHz and includes AM and sideband modes. The HF ham bands can be received pretty well if you use a longwire or an active antenna. And the 220 band is included for transmit. We only have a couple 220 repeaters in this area, but it’s nice to be able to work them if I want to. Certainly more useful than tribanders with 6m, in my experience anyway.

As for the D7AG, it only covers 118–174 & 438–450 MHz on receive, and only FM. On the dual VFO, you can only monitor one VHF and one UHF freq at the same time, which feels kind of clumsy. The display is harder to read than the f6a. The battery indicator is somewhat goofy and it’s hard to really tell how much battery is left. The radio basically looks and feels like it’s one generation older than the f6a. On the upside, the TNC is really cool, especially if you’re into APRS at all. And I believe it uses the same accessories as the popular TH-G71A, so things should be easy to find for it. (I have yet to buy any accessories for it besides the computer serial cable)

Good luck! Lemme know what you end up getting…

-n8qq

]]> By: Lance http://www.mcconahay.com/articles/poor-suitsat/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Lance Wed, 10 May 2006 04:44:16 +0000 http://new.beatfrequency.org/?p=18#comment-17 I'm trying to decide between the TH-F6A and the TH-D7AG. You are one of the few people that I have found on the net who appears to own both. I'd love your feedback. Thanks, Lance I’m trying to decide between the TH-F6A and the TH-D7AG. You are one of the few people that I have found on the net who appears to own both. I’d love your feedback.

Thanks,
Lance

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