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Well these are the radios I have and not the radios I would have if I were made of money, but I have a Yaesu FT1XD for amateur band 2m and 70cm, and a Wouxun KG-935G+ for my GMRS lifestyle.

I have a SDRPlay RSP1B and a Moonraker discone for playing radio at home.

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For GMRS, I use the Vertex VX-4207 in house and truck. For GMRS/Ham HTs, I use the Anytone D878UVii.

For Ham in my other vehicles it's a mixture of the world famous and much coveted Kenwood TM-V71a dual bander and Yeasu FTM-400XDRs.

Each of my motorcycles are equipped with the V71a.

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For GMRS, I use the Vertex VX-4207 in house and truck. For GMRS/Ham HTs, I use the Anytone D878UVii.
For Ham in my other vehicles it's a mixture of the world famous and much coveted Kenwood TM-V71a dual bander and Yeasu FTM-400XDRs.
Each of my motorcycles are equipped with the V71a.
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I know those mounts.. at least it think i know the owner/fabricator for that goldiee...

Either case, back to the op.

My current favoriteamateur/gmrs ht that i grab, is the Harris XG100P. Dream is the APX8500 HT.

For mobile, it's the XG100M and FTM400XDR both suit different digital modes.

For the base, I use either the CDM1250 or XTL5000 for GMRS. The FT991a for everything else amateur related, can't mod the UHF/VHF side sadly.

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1 hour ago, WSFL951 said:

Does anyone have an icom-7300 for Ham?

Not yet, but am about 2 paydays from buying one. They really are great radios. I bought a Kenwood TS-590 (pre-G) when I first got my license and while it has been a very nice radio, I am drawn to the bandscope/SDR style screen of the IC-7300. I have been using an SDRPlay dual channel SDR for receive only and would love to have a radio with similar display function.

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6 minutes ago, SvenMarbles said:

Lately, my favorite has been a simple DB-20G (unlocked) I put out in my truck. I made a post about it a couple of weeks ago. It just works perfectly for it's use case.

Love the DB20!!

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2 hours ago, WSFL951 said:

Does anyone have an icom-7300 for Ham?

A friend of mine does.  I have the Yaesu FTDX10.  It has a “measurably*” better receiver than the IC-7300, but the IC-7300 has what I think is a better user interface and features like the ability to sweep the SWR of an antenna, not just report on the instantaneous SWR while transmitting.  
 

Another friend of mine has the Yaesu FT-710, which is the radio that’s closest to the 7300 in terms of construction. I think either the IC-7300 or the FT710 would be ideal radios for a new ham interested in HF.


*Measurably - based on the Sherwood Report which tries to evaluate the performance of receivers analytically.

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I like my Q10H for the most versatility, but I'm sure i would prefer some of the better Ham radio manufacturers if i really delved into Ham. 

 

Just got a KG935G Plus and its pretty awesome for GMRS, love the features and i really couldn't find anything equivalent. Even without a budget.  

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2 hours ago, SteveShannon said:

*Measurably - based on the Sherwood Report which tries to evaluate the performance of receivers analytically.

I bought my TS-590 based on Sherwood's receive sensitivity ratings, but gave up ground on noise suppression technology.

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>Your favorite GMRS radio/HAM<

Sort of hard to choose. I get bored with one I start playing with another model. Lately I've been more interested in the digital radios.

https://forums.mygmrs.com/gallery/image/249-my-radio-collection/?context=new

The one I usually carry around for GMRS is the Kenwood TK-3170, analog only. It's small enough to fit in a shirt pocket and has enough channels to cover the service including local repeaters. While the official lower frequency limit is 450MHz it will work very well down into the repeater section of the Ham 70cm band so I can cover both services with that.

https://forums.mygmrs.com/gallery/image/263-tk-3170jpg/?context=new

There is a VHF version of the radio. Those make really nice 2M radios. Frequency range of those are 136-174MHz. Good for the full Ham 2M band, MURS, VHF marine, analog railroad communications and the NOAA weather service broadcasts. Those disappear really quick at swaps for obvious reasons.

When I'm out walking around for exorcise at a local mall, and not at the gym, I use one of the digital radios since the mall security uses that mode. I monitor their communications to have something to do while walking. Every once in a while you hear something going on of interest.

https://forums.mygmrs.com/gallery/image/290-nx-1300duk5/?context=new

 

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On 1/27/2025 at 11:15 AM, Lscott said:

>Your favorite GMRS radio/HAM<

Sort of hard to choose. I get bored with one I start playing with another model. Lately I've been more interested in the digital radios.

 

 

Do you like the Anytone AT-D168UV handheld transceiver? it works great.

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On 1/26/2025 at 9:39 AM, WSEZ864 said:

Not yet, but am about 2 paydays from buying one. They really are great radios. I bought a Kenwood TS-590 (pre-G) when I first got my license and while it has been a very nice radio, I am drawn to the bandscope/SDR style screen of the IC-7300. I have been using an SDRPlay dual channel SDR for receive only and would love to have a radio with similar display function.

I am really confused about the power supplies used by Icom.🤔

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16 minutes ago, WSFL951 said:

I am really confused about the power supplies used by Icom.🤔

What confuses you? Icom does not come with an internal power supply, you must provide your own 12v (13.8v) power source that can provide enough amps for the radio. 7300 requires over 21A, 7610 requires over 23A and the 9700 requires over 18A. I'll revise my statement, the 7851 has an internal power supply.

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26 minutes ago, tweiss3 said:

What confuses you? Icom does not come with an internal power supply, you must provide your own 12v (13.8v) power source that can provide enough amps for the radio. 7300 requires over 21A, 7610 requires over 23A and the 9700 requires over 18A. I'll revise my statement, the 7851 has an internal power supply.

It seems I didn't have the correct power supplies. Thank you for your response.

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Just now, WSFL951 said:

It seems I didn't have the correct power supplies. Thank you for your response.

What were you trying to use as a power supply? I currently use some pretty darn cheap power supplies until I pony up for a real one with battery backup. I have batteries as a backup, but it involves pulling the powerpole from the PS and swapping it to the battery box.

If you get a good 30A power supply, you should have zero problems with any single "base" radio. If you get a power supply that needs adjusted, you tune it for 13.8V with zero load.

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1 minute ago, tweiss3 said:

What were you trying to use as a power supply? I currently use some pretty darn cheap power supplies until I pony up for a real one with battery backup. I have batteries as a backup, but it involves pulling the powerpole from the PS and swapping it to the battery box.

If you get a good 30A power supply, you should have zero problems with any single "base" radio. If you get a power supply that needs adjusted, you tune it for 13.8V with zero load.

I have RPS-30M

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On 1/25/2025 at 11:29 PM, WSFL951 said:

What's your favorite radio? Mine is a UV-5R and 5RH for HAM, and for GMRS, it is an APX 8000 and GM5RH.

My Yaesu FT 991A for Ham activities, my Kenwood TK-880 for Gmrs, and my Yaesu FT 70D if I'm on foot, among Others. 👍

Posted
4 hours ago, WSFL951 said:

Do you like the Anytone AT-D168UV handheld transceiver? it works great.

I have two of the D878UV’s, the original models. They work mostly OK. The programming software is a mess. It has a lot of features jumbled together on some of the screens. The worse part is that the editing isn’t consistent. Some table entries you can cut and paste between cells, other tables you can’t. They seem to have a habit of fixing some editing bugs in the next release, and then f-up something else. 

Just for fun I installed the programming software for the D168 when it first came out. It took me only a few minutes before stumbling across various bugs. Strange the exact same screens and features are in the D878 software, but don’t exhibit the same bugs. I guess the programmers for the two radios don’t talk to each other. Typical poor Chinese quality control. 

They would be far better off concentrating on fixing firmware and radio programming software bugs over adding more features. Features that don’t work are no features at all.

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