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KG6IIR
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Rating: 5/5
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Dec 13, 2002 00:31
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Work horse!!!
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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This is my second dual band HT and I will never sell it. It has a sensitive receiver with great audio. I have the expanded RX and TX mod which is great for local scanning. I added an Icom dual band antenna vs stock rubber duck which makes a difference in signal reports. With a dual band magmount I hit many repeaters commutting from San Diego to Los Angeles on 5 watts. The crossband repeat function is nice for walking around using a mini ht and using the Th 78a (in car or windowseal)as a 5 watt repeater.
The downside, you will need to spend some time getting used to all the buttons, knobs and keypad.
The manual is a must. However, once you spend a few days fooling around with it (like any new radio) operation is no problem but keep the manual in your glove box.
The good side, there are no complicated menus to scroll through, one or two buttons and your there.
I am giving this ht a 5 because of performance, countless funtions, durability (I have dropped it twice with no damage).
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2E1UKA
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Rating: 5/5
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Oct 4, 2002 22:32
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what can I say the model says it all TH78E
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I have had the Uk version (TH78E) of this radio for a few years now. IT was my first radio and I love it. Still got it now and will not sell it. Never had any problems with the radio. The only thing that has let me down is the battery which is under standable as I was the second owner of it and it is only this year that the battery went on me so that speaks fo its self. Out of the radios I have had I still like my trusty TH78E
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WB6PDJ
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Rating: 5/5
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Jun 8, 2002 18:03
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the 78A has worked great for me
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I am a sailplane pilot and ham. I needed a light small radio for air to air and air to ground communications with friends and ground crew. There are basically only two aviation frequencies for this purpose. In 1994 the hot 2m/440 was the 78A. I bought one in April 94 a second in June 94 a used one January 99 and a second used one march 02. All are and have been working perfectly. Never any mechanical or electrical problems. The stock 700MAH battery lasts about 5 hours for me which is about the length of a good flight. I also have after market 1200MAH batteries which work much longer. Air to air and air ground communication is great. I purchased the two used 78A’s because some fellow ham pilots had other brands of radio and communications were terrible to say the least. Now I just loan them my 78A’s and all is great. We mainly use the dual band receive simplex. On occasion with a land out we may use a repeater to talk to a crew who is out of range on the other side of the mountain ground to ground. The two used 78A’s cost $125 and $90 respectively. They were both in excellent condition. The downside of this radio is programming the memory channels. However in my case I can clone all of the other 78A’s after programming the first one. There is good info on the net about the 78A. One thing that is not made clear about setting up for cloning is you have to hold the power switch down until you see the work clone on the screen. Good luck.
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T98N
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Rating: 3/5
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May 24, 2002 07:54
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nice radio but...
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I have had mine for sometime. Two years ago I started experiencing problem with volume / frequency buttons. Today both rotary buttons are not funcional so it is not possible to change freq up or down. Does anyone have the same problem and would it be possible to replace it.
Where to buy it? Any advice would be apprechiated.
73
Willy
t98n, 9a4na
At the moment located in Peshawar, Pakistan
Trying to obtain ham licence but so far no luck :(
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SV1ENS
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Rating: 4/5
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May 24, 2002 07:34
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Good old fashion HT
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Good sensitivity, good audio, easy to use, cheap to buy at a ham fest. The full dublex, double same band RX, cross band repeat options make this radio a gem.
The biggest problem is the battery pack which is way to expensive to buy nowdays...
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KF5JQ
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Rating: 3/5
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Feb 1, 2002 13:47
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Fine HT
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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The TH78A contains many features and with modification can be used to RX the airbands, cellular and public safety frequencies. The dual VFOs can operate in full duplex which is noce when using this radio to access some of the FM satellites that exist today.
The main problem with this radio is the user interface. It is very complex and requires even experienced users to occasionally go and review the instruction manual.
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