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1991-10-04
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Part 2 of 4
"One of the most intriguing features for wind-bags like
me is the transmit time-out timer! After a preset delay of
30, 60, or 120 seconds is programmed into the talkie, it
will alert you with a beep that it's time to unkey, thereby
resetting the time-out timer on the repeater. No more
getting the raspberries from your friends--or from the
repeater controller!"
"There is a one-year parts and labor warranty. In
addition," according to Juge, "there is an optional five-
year extended warranty available for just under $40! I
believe this is a first in Amateur Radio. Imagine for
around $300, being able to buy a handheld and a five-year
warranty instead of just a 12-month one!"
"Intermod and front-end overload is chronic in urban
areas. The Radio Shack HTX202 appears to have been designed
to handle such problems," stated Ed Juge. "We're in a very
RF-rich environment here in Fort Worth, Texas. There is a
tremendous amount of intermod. I never used an HT on a mag-
mount antenna on a vehicle that was usable within two miles
of downtown Fort Worth. This unit is usable anywhere in the
area." Juge uses an Icom mobile rig. He reports having
intermod trouble on occasion on his Icom mobile in the car
on a 5/8-wave whip, where his Icom could not pull out the
desired signal due to front-end overload. His HTX202 was
able to on several of those occasions, however, using the
same 5/8 whip on the car. Says Juge, "the Icom is one of
the cleanest radios I've ever been able to find for use in
this particular area." Juge believes the new Radio Shack
handheld is less susceptible to intermod products because of
its design. "The designers were given a specification that
said (in so many words) we don't want it to work outside the
band at all. We want you to build the tightest front end
you can build--as intermod proof as it's capable of
getting." Juge added, "it will hear intermod, but it
appears to perform better in the presence of intermod than
any HT I've ever seen, and appears to perform as well as the
best of th moble Mgs. I think tht's robably the best
feature of the whole thing."
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Mz ONLY. What ae te chances some otsht soewhre
indig auay to expand the raio'scoveage? "Nt likely,"
saysJug. "I'm sure sombod's ging fiurefut oway
to do somthi , but Ild t'simposiblnto ke n
tansnt otsid theband." Consequently, those looking for
MARS or similar out-of-band mods, forget it. Juge remarked
that if someone were to somehow get the radio to go very far
out of band, "you're not supposed to receive anything."
Continued in part 3 of 4