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PE1PQF	Rating: 3/5	Nov 27, 2009 08:18	Send this review to a friend!
Good D-star performer, poor FM TX-audio			Time owned: 0 to 3 months
Bought one for stationary use at home, mainly because it is D-star capable. The unit runs as expected, except for two inconveniences: - The cooling fan makes too much noise. Mounted in the car you almost do not hear it, but at home where it is relatively quiet it is a nuisance. - TX audio in FM/FM-N sucks (using the supplied HM-133 mic) This one I consider a major issue. Bass-response is awful (it seems bass-frequencies are missing altogether). Mids and highs are overwhelmingly loud. I got several reports from people that the audio quality was inconvenient to listen too. I hooked-up the mic from my Kenwood G707 to the 880. This mic sounded a lot better, but still the overall audio quality did not came near to what my G707 sounds like. D-star performance is good, so is the audio quality. It seems the audio-circuits where (re-)designed with d-star in mind. Because of the FM TX-audio issue I gave this unit a 3. If it wasn't for the poor FM audio it would have been a 4 (because of the loud fan).
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