Vertex Handhelds

Just wondering if anyone here had experience (good or bad) with Vertex
handheld transceivers. I'm about to buy SOMETHING, but I'm not sure whether
or not I'm gonna stick with the standard ICOM.

thanks for any opinions.

jf

Jeff,

I bought a VXA-210 about a year and a half ago and I love it. It's
worked great. My only complaint is the SMA style antenna connector (vs.
BNC). Requires an adapter to convert to BNC for plugging in an external
antenna.

I have friends with ICOM radios and they like them a lot. I've never
used one myself nor have I compared side by side ICOM with Vertex Standard.

You might want to google the newsgroups for information as I recall
several similar threads.

--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL, soon-2-B-IA Student, airplane partnership student

"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth
with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there
you will always long to return"
- Leonardo Da Vinci

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I'm on the opposite side. I've never owned a Vertex but have
had an ICOM A-22 for about six years. It works great and
have never had a problem with it.

Pete


"Jack Allison" wrote in message
...
Jeff,

I bought a VXA-210 about a year and a half ago and I love it. It's worked
great. My only complaint is the SMA style antenna connector (vs. BNC).
Requires an adapter to convert to BNC for plugging in an external antenna.

I have friends with ICOM radios and they like them a lot. I've never used
one myself nor have I compared side by side ICOM with Vertex Standard.

You might want to google the newsgroups for information as I recall
several similar threads.

--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL, soon-2-B-IA Student, airplane partnership student

"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth
with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there
you will always long to return"
- Leonardo Da Vinci

(Remove the obvious from address to reply via e-mail)

Jeff Franks wrote:

Just wondering if anyone here had experience (good or bad) with Vertex
handheld transceivers. I'm about to buy SOMETHING, but I'm not sure
whether or not I'm gonna stick with the standard ICOM.

thanks for any opinions.

jf

I own both Yaseu (Vertex) and Icom HTs. The Icom is an aviation transceiver
(AC-23) and the Yaseu is a 3 band amateur radio transceiver (VX5R) that
also recieves aviation frequencies. The Yaseu is loaded with features, but
the programming interface is not intuitive (translation: carry the manual
with you). I like the programming interface of the Icom much better. Also,
I like the audio of the Icom better, reception is "cleaner" than the Yaseu
on the same aviation frequency. The Yaseu has a magnesium case whereas the
Icom case is plastic, so I think the Yaseu is more durable. The buttons on
the Icom are larger. The Yaseu runs longer on a charge than the Icom (I
don't recall the power output on the Icom, but the Yaseu is up to 5W). I
haven't looked at any Vertex aviation radios, but I think the engineering
approach is going to be very similar to the unit I have. At any rate, those
are some features and characteristics of the radios that stand out.

I
haven't looked at any Vertex aviation radios, but I think the engineering
approach is going to be very similar to the unit I have. At any rate, those
are some features and characteristics of the radios that stand out.

I owned a Yaseu handheld for two years and then bought a Vertex for
its higher rated output (5w as against 3w). The units are identical in
every respect.

all the best -- Dan Ford
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On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 10:59:26 -0600, "Jeff Franks"
wrote:

Just wondering if anyone here had experience (good or bad) with Vertex
handheld transceivers. I'm about to buy SOMETHING, but I'm not sure whether
or not I'm gonna stick with the standard ICOM.

thanks for any opinions.

I have a Yaesu Vertex (I think a VXA150), and am happy with it. I
have only used it a few times in flight though.

As expected, range with the rubber antenna was not very good, but this
will be true of any handheld.

I would buy another one.

-Nathan

"Jeff Franks" wrote in message ...
Just wondering if anyone here had experience (good or bad) with Vertex
handheld transceivers. I'm about to buy SOMETHING, but I'm not sure whether
or not I'm gonna stick with the standard ICOM.

thanks for any opinions.

jf

I used to have one. It didn't work very well. When it was eventually
stolen, I replaced it with an ICOM.

About 6 months ago, I had to make a corporate decision as to whether to carry
Vertex/Yaesu or Icom handhelds in the product line. After a hell of a lot of
work and research, I settled on Vertex. THe reasons would take me an hour to
lay out, so I won't.

Yaesu/Vertex is my choice.

Jim




"Jeff Franks"
shared these priceless pearls of wisdom:

-Just wondering if anyone here had experience (good or bad) with Vertex
-handheld transceivers. I'm about to buy SOMETHING, but I'm not sure whether
-or not I'm gonna stick with the standard ICOM.
-
-thanks for any opinions.
-
-jf
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Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com

"Jim Weir" wrote:
About 6 months ago, I had to make a corporate decision as to
whether to carry
Vertex/Yaesu or Icom handhelds in the product line. After a hell of
a lot of
work and research, I settled on Vertex. THe reasons would take me
an hour to
lay out, so I won't.

Yaesu/Vertex is my choice.

I like my Yaesu also, but mainly due to its compactness. But its
compactness means a tiny speaker for less audio capability, and its
almost "5W of peak envelope power" for transmit is misleading. A
battered old Narco, brick-sized handheld I have (HT-8xx series, and
with more battery power) has nice, loud audio, and though spec'd at
minimum 1.5W of carrier transmit power, mine measures almost twice
that on most of the band, and significantly more than the carrier
power of the Yaesu. It's the one I prefer to toss in the airplane for
backup, whereas the Yaesu is just fine for airport bumming to
eavesdrop on communications and occasionally needling certain people
on unicom.

Fred F.

On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 18:11:12 -0800, Jim Weir wrote:

After a hell of a lot of
work and research, I settled on Vertex. THe reasons would take me an hour to
lay out, so I won't.

I would one would appreciate hearing any of them that related to the
units' performance, durability, etc (as opposed to business reasons).


all the best -- Dan Ford
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