<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="auto">Used Yaesu FT1500.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">2m</div><div dir="auto">50watts</div><div dir="auto">6 pin TNC standard jack</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Run forever at 25 watts</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Microphone cable rots away, but you dont use it.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Kent</div><div dir="auto">KQ4KK</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div id="composer_signature" dir="auto"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757">Samsung Galaxy S7 edge</div></div><div><br></div><div style="font-size:100%;color:#000000" dir="auto"><!-- originalMessage --><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Bob Burns W9BU <w9bu_lists@rlburns.net> </div><div>Date: 8/18/19 20:32 (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: aprssig@lists.tapr.org </div><div>Subject: Re: [aprssig] Radio Suggestion </div><div><br></div></div>On 8/18/2019 6:11 PM, Michael Barnes wrote:<br>> <br>> Looking for suggestions on a radio to put in my truck for APRS. <br>> Dedicated to the purpose, I'm looking for something very small, minimal <br>> bells and whistles, I'll be using it with an RPi/TNC-Pi package.<br><br>The ideal radio would be a single-band 2m mobile (assuming you plan to <br>run APRS on a 2m frequency) with an easy way of accessing receive audio, <br>transmit audio, and PTT. Right now, the only radio I know of that fits <br>that bill is the Alinco DR-135T (without the built-in TNC). It has a <br>DB-9 connector on the back that provides an easy connection to the <br>signals you need for interfacing an external TNC.<br><br>There are some other single-band 2m radios that you might find on the <br>used market which would be suitable such as the Yaesu FT-2600M and, I <br>think, the Kenwood TM-261.<br><br>There have been several dual-band radios produced in recent history that <br>include a "packet connector".<br><br>Bob...<br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>aprssig mailing list<br>aprssig@lists.tapr.org<br>http://lists.tapr.org/mailman/listinfo/aprssig_lists.tapr.org<br></body></html>