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Thanks for the tips everyone. I'm going to go ahead and get the Icom.
The A5 looks like a deal, but when you add in the headset adapter,
it's almost the same price, plus you get the (limited) nav capability
in the A23. A23 it is...




On 7 Jul 2004 06:45:17 -0700, (RM) wrote:

John Smith wrote in message . ..
I am also looking for a portable, Sporty's seems to have some of the
best prices right now, especially for the Icom A23 @ $369
The Vertex 210 appears to have most of the A23's features, but is a
lot less expensive ($279). Why?

Because it's a free market and that's what they think they can get for
it.

My own experience with Yaesu is that performance leaves a lot to be
desired. I've found that a Sporty's even with a rubber ducky works
nearly as well as a panel-mount nav and Yaesu would only pick up a
VOR when it was close enough that I could hit it by throwing the
Yaesu at it. Due to the miserable nav performance, I sent the Yaesu
back to the manufacturer and had them check and adjust it. Upon its
return, I found it worked not the slightest bit better. When it finally
disappeared at an air show, I was more relieved than angry and replaced
it with an Icom A-5.


Also, with the A23, is a separate PTT necessary to use the headset
adapter? I'm not really clear how the headset adapter works with my
headset (DC H10-13.4) and the A23.


No external switch is needed. It's just a convenience to have a PTT on the
yoke.

On 7 Jul 2004 06:45:17 -0700, (RM) wrote:

My own experience with Yaesu is that performance leaves a lot to be
desired. I've found that a Sporty's even with a rubber ducky works
nearly as well as a panel-mount nav and Yaesu would only pick up a
VOR when it was close enough that I could hit it by throwing the
Yaesu at it.

I had quite the opposite experience. I was never happy with the
Sporty's handheld, and I love the Yaseu.

The Sporty's had the nav feature; I only used it the one time, to see
if it worked (it did). It seemed pointless to me, when I had eyeballs
and the GPS, and I found it distracting in flight. So when I ditched
the Sporty's, I deliberately looked at radios that were comm only. I
bought the Yaseu instead of the Icom because it was a deal cheaper.
It's been as staunch and effective as my Davey Clark headset.

As with my Garmin, I don't find it particularly intuitive, and I use
them most every week. Perhaps it's just me. (The Sporty's wasn't any
better, and it was hard to see the display in bright light, which is
what I get most of the time when I am flying.)


all the best -- Dan Ford
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On 7 Jul 2004 08:58:26 -0700, (Malcolm Teas) wrote:

One downside is that the antenna jack and headset jack are
non-standard. Be sure to buy the headset adapter.

The same was true of the Yaseu (the predecessor company). It's not a
problem with the headset, since the lashup stays with the radio. But
the antenna adapter (I had to search on the internet to find one) is a
tiny thing and easy to misplace. I keep it in a zip-lock bag against
the day when the airport has another Cub with an external antenna.

(It worked a charm the one time I had the opportunity to use it. Then
they sold the Cub down the river, or rather Down East. The engine was
making metal. Too bad; it was a pretty plane and I fell in love with
it on first flight.)

all the best -- Dan Ford
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