Re: Receiver Recommendation Please

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rod Bradley"


> Hello all, I am new to this group and I am a falconer and I use a small
> telemetry transmitter to track my birds. I have a regular falconry 
> receiver
> mounted on a yagi antenna but it is very bulky and tiresome to carry 
> around
> all day in the field.
(snip)
> Does the VR-500 cover the same
> frequency range? Is there any other economical option? Will the Yaesu
> VR-120D or IC R-5 work on these frequencies. I really like the smaller 
> ones
> because they fit in a shirt pocket but I have been told that they will not
> fine tune to the level that I need to program these frequencies. Do you 
> know
> of any good used R-10 or VR-500 units available? I would like to stay
> between $100 and $200 if possible. I think that I might also enjoy using 
> the
> scanner capabilities during the off-season from falconry. Thanks for any
> help you can offer.

I'm not sure I understand.  How is replacing what you are using now going to 
make your rig less "bulky and tiresome to carry around .."?

The "bulk" of your current setup is the yagi .. you'll need the same antenna 
for the VR-500 .. so what's the point?

Richard Amirault
Boston, MA, USA
http://n1jdu.org
http://bostonfandom.org
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7hf9u2ZdlQ