Indeed. I meant what freq in the band.
Hell, I call out regularly on 146.52, sometimes get answers. Was up on some (relatively) high ground the other day, called, ended up having a great QSO with an operator 20 miles away, on my 5 watt ht. Cool stuff.
Yeah, I don't ever neglect the simplex usefulness of my radios. I'll take the radio with me that day, and do some calling and listening.
So, local time in all respective areas?
Bumping this because I just got a new HT, the Kenwood TH-D74a.
One of the less talked about features is that it contains an internal list of global repeaters. It's missing some notable ones in my region, but does have some of them. I need to see if I can update the list. I also need to understand how to actually *use* the list.
It also has Bluetooth, but doesn't appear to connect to other devices, strictly audio only (ie headsets and such). If that's the case, I'll be a bit bummed as it will not allow me to use APRSDroid.
The display is color and pretty crisp for an HT.
Firmware updates are available (not sure how easy to apply, but Kenwood has multiple companion apps for this radio).
It appears to be close to your list above. Unfortunately, it was recently discontinued. I got very lucky and found a guy selling a pristine model (truly LNIB) with the drop in quick-charger and a spare battery for hundreds less than what the radio typically goes for bare.
Chris
I used CHIRP and a Raspberry Pi to program the local repeaters in my Baofeng and my FT-897. I’ve also used the menu system of both to program for repeaters. Neither menu system is very intuitive but once I did a few it wasn’t as onerous as folks make it out to be. I used the RepeaterBook app on my iPhone which has a location/gps function to locate repeaters in my most traveled areas and then referenced them through CHIRP to upload to the radios.
You can download CHIRP for free. It’s open source and it will access both Repeater Book and Radio Reference. It will also access GMRS, MURS, FRS, and the various WX channels.
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Yup. Been a long time user of Chirp. I was responding to Clusterfrack's desire to have a radio that didn't require Chirp.
That said, while I'm very comfortable programming my other two HTs via the front key pad, I'm not there yet with the new one. It's a bit too different...
Chris