[OZAPRS] ebay HT

[Ron Perry]

One thing to remember that some modern handheld's receiver have a
"sleep" mode to save power.  This could affect it's ability to be used
hooked up to a TNC or AGWPE.

Ron
vk3ecv

 
On Sun, 2009-01-04 at 22:14 +1000, Andrew Rich wrote:
> Thanks David
> 
> Do they power up to a power failure ?
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Dave Ingram 
>   To: Australian APRS Users 
>   Cc: vk4tec at tech-software.net 
>   Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 7:50 PM
>   Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] ebay HT
> 
> 
>   Andrew Rich wrote:
>   > Anyone had success with these cheap handhelds on ebay for APRS ?
>   >
>   > Andrew 
>   > ______________________________
>   I've used a couple as 70cm rigs and the 'higher band'. I used the Puxing
>   PX-777 VHF as the transmitter in my 'track in the box' APRS system.  Any
>   activity for VK4TDI-9 in the last year has been from the PX-777.
>       http://ingramtech.com/?p=13
> 
>    It is cheap (around US$70 inc. shipping) from Hong Kong. I've used
>   409shop.com and found them reasonable to deal with, including one prompt
>   replacement of a radio that had a stuffed spk/mic socket. They have the
>   R-SMA adapters and lots of other goodies too.
> 
>   I have gone with the PX-777 for a few reasons. Firstly the build quality
>   is better than some of the other chinese handhelds. The rotary encoder
>   actually works and so do the keys. Secondly it uses the standard Kenwood
>   connector for the mic, so I bought a Kenwood lead from Argent Data when
>   I got my Opentracker 1+. Alternatively, a Kenwood adapter cable for a
>   full headset is not to expensive from Mr Chan at 409shop.
> 
>   A 12V eliminator is available for the PX-777, but the battery supplied
>   lasts quite a long time. Standby (turned off) time is much longer if the
>   battery is removed.
> 
> 
> 
>   David.
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> 
>   David Ingram (VK4TDI)
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