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VA7LLB
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Rating: 5/5
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Nov 20, 2009 14:50
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Very useful in off-road environment
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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I have had my TM-D710A for almost a year. I purchased it because another member of my 4x4 club had one and I liked the idea of APRS. Since then, 2 other members of our club have acquired them with more intending to do so in the near future.
I have found that the radio works very well on VHF simplex (our most commonly used mode) and that my signal reports are all good. Because of my mounting location, the audio would probably be helped with an external speaker, but for 90% of what I do, the internal speaker works fine.
I have my radio linked with a Garmin GPSMap60Cx. The APRS system has worked flawlessly from day 1. On several occasions off-road, we have found that we are outside the range for simplex FM communication and no repeaters are available, but we can hit a digipeater and communicate via APRS text messages. This is particularly useful in the event of an emergency or, as in our case, a need to find parts to get a broken down vehicle home.
I have also been able to use one of the other club member's APRS beacon to guide them to a particular location, at night, far from civilization. No other radio (other than the TM-D700) can do this. Having used this feature on several occasions has no doubt been responsible for the popularity of this radio in our club.
On a side note, out of approximatly 50 members in our 4x4 club, over half are now licensed hams. Our goal is to get to 100%.
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