I'd go $300 if they ruggedized it and covered all of those bands. They can leave
out DMR as far as I am concerned. I have a 144-440 Anytone DMR and only use it
to talk with my brother across the country in California from Ohio. I'd rather
just use a phone, really! :-) He bought a DMR radio to talk with me on Sunday
evenings. I got it working with the help of a hotspot and a nearby ham who set
up the hotspot for me, but I would rather talk with him by phone or maybe 15 or
20 meters (he's a technician, so I have to wait for him to get his general
license for that).

I would expect maybe a separate telescopic antenna for 6M. A stubby antenna for
6 isn't going to work well. But I can always put my own on, I suppose. I
envision a telescopic antenna that is attached to the side of the radio, with
screws with an end that you can just use your fingers to detach the antenna so
that it's replaceable (they WILL get damaged by some of us, eventually), a
switch to switch between the telescopic antenna and a multiple band antenna for
144, 222, 440, 1296, and maybe 902 MHz. If you don't plan to use 6M, you could
detach the antenna or just leave it in the trunk of your car.

What goes on in the 902 MHz band? Is it one of those shared allocation bands?


Donald KX8K


On Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:23:41 -0800, "Charles KC6UFM via groups.io"
<kc6ufm=[email protected]> wrote:

>Throw in 6m and I'd go to $125.


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