How many HT's have you owned through the years?

[dfm]

Well, lets see;

I have 6 FT-530's; most e/w all accessories (remote mike, etc). Yes, it is true; I am a hoarder of 530's - Never use them, they just sit on my workshop bench -hi!

 

[jfinca]

VX-1, VX-2, VX-5, VX-7, VX-8R, VX-8GR, FT-60, FT-150
IC-W32A, IC-91AD, IC-92AD
TH-G71A

Currently own: the VX-8R, VX-8GR, IC-92AD, VX-2
Sold all others settled on these for the mean time.

 

[unit_399]

None.:laugh:

 

[st1ngr4y]

First and only
VX-8DR

 

[Wire Weasel]

2

 

[WA8ZYT]

Tempo One, and Icom IC2AT. Have a 440 Icom stuck in the closet, can't remember the model number, it has an LCD display on top, though.

 

[KingCobra_CDX882]

Icom T90a (my favorite ..bare bones but gets out Big time )
Kenwood THF-6a ( 2 of them ) ( Excellent battery life & 220 )
Motorola HT-1000 ( not to fond of the motorolas )
Icom IC-91AD (nice radio..use mostly for DStar )

have a few Motorola GMRS/FRS hand helds ( not bad )

Plus have so many extra batteries..
as well as battery packs and
tons of replacement high end / high gain antennas
external mikes for the IC 91AD & T90a
Also Fast chargers / battery rejuvenators

 

[CDX616]

Icom-V8
Yaesu
FT-60R
VX-6R
Just ordered another VX-6R today

 

[Se7en]

Yaesu VX-1r
Yaesu VX-2r
Yaesu VX-170
Yaesu FT-50r
Yaesu VX-7r (just placed order)
Kenwood TH-F6a
Baofeng UV-5r
Gee i must like Yaesu HT's a lot

 

[Needle Bender]

Crud, can I even remember all of them?

Alinco:
DJ-C1T
DJ-C5T

Cherokee:
AH-100

Heathkit (Standard)
HWS-2-XL

Icom:
W32A -programming nightmare!
IC-2SAT(2)
IC-2SA
IC-24AT (2) -my overall favorite Icom
IC-O2AT
IC-2AT

Kenwood:
TH-21AT

Motorola:
HT600E (2)

R/S:
HTX-202 (2)
HTX-404
HTX-400

Yaesu:
FT-727 (2)
FT-33R
FT-11R
FT-41R
FT-411E (2)
FT-470
FT-51R (2) -my overall favorite Yaesu
FT-530
FT-209R (3)
FT-709R (2)
VX-1R (2)
VX-2R
VX-7r

Wouxin:
UV3D

- and several others I've probably forgotten.

Green means I still have it (them)

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[binrat]

Icom V-82

 

[Dave_W6DPS]

My first HT around 1984 (and first radio without any tubes) was an Icom IC-2A, which I later added a PL board to and still use occasionally for APRS.

Then in 1992 a Radio Shack HTX-202, still used occasionaly for APRS or FMSats.

Yaesu FT-430, no longer working.

Alinco DJ-280TH, 220 HT, that I use at least weekly to check-in on club repeaters and often use while mobile.

Two Yaesu VX-5R (one black and one silver) for general FM repeater use and FMSats.

A new Baofeng UV-3R that I got specifically for APRS using my Droid phone, since it has VOX built in...

Dave_W6DPS

 

[KJ4VOV]

Not counting FRS and GMRS, toys, and the half dozen or so CB HTs I had back "in the day", the count stands at three Icoms (favorite being the IC-T21A), two Kenwoods (TH-D7A), two Motorolas (favorite being my beloved XTS-2500i), and two Yaesus (FT-60R)

The FT-60 is my day to day HT that pretty much goes anywhere I go. The XTS-2500i is my public service event rig, cross banded through my truck or direct to one of the local 440 machines. It's big, it's heavy and it works like a champ. Battery life averages about 8-9 hours for me, with me working as net control.

The Kenwoods I absolutely hate. They don't feel right in my hand, stick out too far if worn on the belt, and they just feel fragile, like they're going to fall to pieces if you look at them wrong.

 

[mr_fx]

0, yes 0, that's 3-3=0, zero

But I am borrowing one right now, and ICOM dual bander, icom ic-t7h

I do not like it, the duty cycle on it is REALLY low, any more than about 60 seconds in a row and it starts to get hot and cuts out

 

[Robb]

0, yes 0, that's 3-3=0, zero

But I am borrowing one right now, and ICOM dual bander, icom ic-t7h

I do not like it, the duty cycle on it is REALLY low, any more than about 60 seconds in a row and it starts to get hot and cuts out

Put a tiger tail on it, and run it at low or medium power output.

I owned just one so far; Baofeng UV-5R.