Beofeng handhelds seem to be very popular and inexpensive, although the quality control seems poor: some are fine, whereas others seem "flaky".
Although hardly ever used, I have Yaesu ( not Trio!! Thank you Keith) VX1 and VX2 dual band handhelds. These we considerably more expensive, but are very small and reliable. Many have found longer antennas are useful. I guess it depends what they are used for.
See https://sites.google.com/view/g3xbm4/home/vhfuhfmicrowaves/vhfuhf-commercial-rigs/yaesu-vx2 .
I thought the VX1 and VX2 were Yaesu radios? Were they also sold under the Trio name?
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ReplyDeleteNot sure if you got confused when typing and was looking at a TRIO radio at the time but your handhelds are made by Yaesu. May also want to update the link to website!
Keith - you are quite correct!! My mistake.
ReplyDeleteNo problem! I think that back in the 70’s there were some radios that were sold under two different names (certainly Sommerkamp and Yaesu) for a short while, so it might have been possible. Hey, you could have had rare “Collectors’ Editions”!!
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