I intend to buy a handheld.

Robert,

Use the suction cup antenna that came with your radio.


Can you point to a handheld radio that comes with a suction cup antenna
for external mounting? Or even for internal mounting?

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

2 comments for you -
1. I don't need an external antenna on my Icom A23 - it works fine -
even for homing in on elt's in Search and Rescue training.

The Nav may help in an emergency but don't expect too much from it.

Do you have a gps yet? That would be my first buy

HTH

Tony

--

Tony Roberts
PP-ASEL
VFR OTT
Night
Cessna 172H C-GICE

In article t,
"almostthere" wrote:

Just got my ticket and I plan to purchase a handheld Nav-Comm for back-up
but it is said that they're useless at altitude without an external antenna
connection. What connector do I use (BNC?) and how do I go about doing this
on rented C172s? Any alternatives/suggestions? Thanks in advance.

On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 19:17:30 +0000, almostthere wrote:

Just got my ticket and I plan to purchase a handheld Nav-Comm for back-up
but it is said that they're useless at altitude without an external antenna
connection. What connector do I use (BNC?) and how do I go about doing this
on rented C172s? Any alternatives/suggestions? Thanks in advance.

My old CFI had a Sporties unit. He loved it. Even the nav function was
usable, but I don't recall the range the said. I bought one for my father
for Christmas; shortly after he got his IFR ticket. He also says it works
very well. Again, I don't remember the range but I do remember him
talking about it working fairly well in the plane; again, including the
nav feature.

Right now, it seems like the Sporties handheld is the best bang for the
buck in handheld nav/coms. And reports from two people I know, plus
others I've read here, all have good stuff to say about it.


Greg

A friend had a Sproty's and the only downside was the viewing angle of
the display. Could not view it straight on. Saw others that did the same
thing. I have a ICOM transciever only. When you get one GET the headset
adaptor. I tried to use mine in a J-3 since it didn't have radios and we
were going into a towered field. Almost impossible to use. Glad the
owner was flying and I was talking and yelling at him instructions.

Ross
KSWI

Greg Copeland wrote:

On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 19:17:30 +0000, almostthere wrote:


Just got my ticket and I plan to purchase a handheld Nav-Comm for back-up
but it is said that they're useless at altitude without an external antenna
connection. What connector do I use (BNC?) and how do I go about doing this
on rented C172s? Any alternatives/suggestions? Thanks in advance.


My old CFI had a Sporties unit. He loved it. Even the nav function was
usable, but I don't recall the range the said. I bought one for my father
for Christmas; shortly after he got his IFR ticket. He also says it works
very well. Again, I don't remember the range but I do remember him
talking about it working fairly well in the plane; again, including the
nav feature.

Right now, it seems like the Sporties handheld is the best bang for the
buck in handheld nav/coms. And reports from two people I know, plus
others I've read here, all have good stuff to say about it.


Greg

almostthere wrote:
Just got my ticket and I plan to purchase a handheld Nav-Comm for back-up
but it is said that they're useless at altitude without an external antenna
connection. What connector do I use (BNC?) and how do I go about doing this
on rented C172s? Any alternatives/suggestions? Thanks in advance.

I'm thinking of doing the same(getting a handheld). Anyone have
experiences w/ the Yaesu's? Their prices seam to be a little better.

Monk

Flyingmonk,

Anyone have
experiences w/ the Yaesu's?


My wife sells them in her pilot shop. Great units, people love them.
Very compact and light weight, water resistant. The 710 is more compact
than the cheaper 300 and runs on LiIon batteries. If you use it as an
emergency back-up, get the battery box for non-rechargables, since they
will hold charge much longer.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

Thomas Borchert wrote:
Flyingmonk,

Anyone have
experiences w/ the Yaesu's?


My wife sells them in her pilot shop. Great units, people love them.
Very compact and light weight, water resistant. The 710 is more compact
than the cheaper 300 and runs on LiIon batteries. If you use it as an
emergency back-up, get the battery box for non-rechargables, since they
will hold charge much longer.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

Thanks Thomas BTW, my little brother is named Thomas also 8^)

What's Yaesu's latest and smallest com only model out right now? Price
and size? How much shipping to east coast? Cheaper 4 me to buy
locally maybe? Is quality competitive with Icoms?

Thanks again,
Monk

Flyingmonk,

What's Yaesu's latest and smallest com only model out right now?

They quit upgrading the comm only models with the 150. Guess it's no big
deal to add nav once you have it figured out. Their most compact is the
VXA-710. More info at http://www.vertexstandard.com

Price
and size? How much shipping to east coast? Cheaper 4 me to buy
locally maybe?

Absolutely buy in the US. My wife's shop is in Germany ;-) Pilotmall.com
or Avshop.com will sell them.

Is quality competitive with Icoms?


Absolutely. Yaesu/Vertex Standard is a major ham radio manufacturer with
decades of experience, just like Icom.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

I agree. I have the VXA-700 because it has two-meter FM along with the
standard aviation stuff. Another neat feature is it displays battery
voltage in the lower right corner so you know when it's time to put it
on the charger.

Thomas Borchert wrote:

Flyingmonk,


What's Yaesu's latest and smallest com only model out right now?


They quit upgrading the comm only models with the 150. Guess it's no big
deal to add nav once you have it figured out. Their most compact is the
VXA-710. More info at http://www.vertexstandard.com


Price
and size? How much shipping to east coast? Cheaper 4 me to buy
locally maybe?


Absolutely buy in the US. My wife's shop is in Germany ;-) Pilotmall.com
or Avshop.com will sell them.


Is quality competitive with Icoms?



Absolutely. Yaesu/Vertex Standard is a major ham radio manufacturer with
decades of experience, just like Icom.

I currently have a Vertex Standard VXA Pro V 150 which if I'm not mistaken is the same as Yaesu. I had an Icom
before it was stolen. My personal preference is the Icom.

Joe Schneider
N8437R

"Flyingmonk" wrote in message ups.com...

almostthere wrote:
Just got my ticket and I plan to purchase a handheld Nav-Comm for back-up
but it is said that they're useless at altitude without an external antenna
connection. What connector do I use (BNC?) and how do I go about doing this
on rented C172s? Any alternatives/suggestions? Thanks in advance.

I'm thinking of doing the same(getting a handheld). Anyone have
experiences w/ the Yaesu's? Their prices seam to be a little better.

Monk





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