Alinco DR-B185HT

[Mudfoot]

http://radioaficion.com/cms/alinco-dr-b185ht/

 

[Blackcat630]

WOW 85 watts...some serious power for a vhf mobile. Think it might need a fan?

 

[doctor]

I wonder what the price is?
DOCTOR/795

 

[Mudfoot]

I think DX Engineering has it for $172.

http://www.dxengineering.com/search...toview=SKU&sortby=Default&sortorder=Ascending

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

There is almost as much electronics in the microphone as there is in the main unit.

 

[Mudfoot]

I noticed that. I've been wanting a 2 meter mobile and this just might fit the bill.

 

[RatsoW8]

85 watts is a good idea if you live in repeater fringe area or in hilly terrain.

 

[fourstringburn]

If 85 watts isn't enough, DX engineering sells a 1200 watt 2 meter amplifier...

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

If 85 watts on FM is not enough then you need a better antenna. More power is desirable however if you are running SSB or some other weak signal mode but as for FM I have never seen the need for the 50 watts I have.

 

[NN7DJ]

Specifications say only 39 CTCSS tones. Most contemporary mobiles have 50 tones. There is at least one repeater near me
which uses a tone not included in older radios with only 38 or 39
tones. I have such an older mobile which won't key that repeater. So maybe you should check out the tones you need before you
purchase this radio.