<table cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0' border='0' ><tr><td valign='top' style='font: inherit;'>d a r n. keep forgetting to reply - group...<br>
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Ya gotta remember to Google... However, what will it *really* have ?? No leaks yet..<br>
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I found this PRELIMINARY information on SM0OFV's RigPix web
site with the same low resolution pix everyone is circulating:<br>
http://www.rigpix.com/yaesu/vx8r.htm<br>
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Universal Radio also had the pix, but zero info.<br>
http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/ht/0008.html<br>
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Yaesu must be convinced that APRS is on the rise to continue a
full program – then, if they have re-loadable firmware, perhaps they
can develop a D-Star load, just in case....<br>
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I left out the unknown specs.<br>
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Yaesu VX-8R<br>
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Quad band HT!<br>
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Frequency range: FM TX: 50-54 / 144-148 / 222-225 / 440-450 MHz (USA)<br>
RF Power output: Hi: 5 / 5 / 1.5 / 5 W<br>
RX: General Coverage wider than VX-7 (Cellular blocked)<br>
RX: AM/FM/WFM<br>
Dual receive (V + V or U + U )<br>
CTCSS/DCS Encode & Decode<br>
Independent AM/FM broadcast receiver ( WFM simultaneous with Ham)<br>
APRS 1200/9600 bps (B band only)<br>
Weather Receiving with Weather Alert<br>
Barometric sensor<br>
General Coverage "Wideband Receive" (wider than VX-7). <br>
Memory name up to 16 characters<br>
Hi-Rez Spectrum Analyzer ±60 channels <br>
Time domain display (I think this means O-scope) of received modulation<br>
Submersible IPX57 (3 feet for minimum of 30 minutes)<br>
7.4 V 1100 mAh Lithium Ion battery<br>
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Options:<br>
AA battery pack<br>
Bluetooth hands-free support (BU-1 and BH-1 or BH-2)<br>
GPS unit and antenna with added features<br>
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73, Steve, K9DCI<br>
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--- On <b>Tue, 7/8/08, Matthew Stennett <i><wa4tkg@iwon.com></i></b> wrote:<br>
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<pre>I have read the specs for this thing, and they claim it is the same for VX-7R,<br>in that it has HF (AM/FM) capability. Is that true? (anyone actually KNOW?).<br>Will/Does it REALLY have ALL the "features" of the 7R (waterproof, HF<br>Broadcast RX, etc)?<br><br><br><br></pre>
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