Re: New member, undecided but tempted!

<[email protected]> Mon, 9 Mar 2009 7:39:37 -0400
Newsgroups gmane.recreation.radio.hardware.yaesu.vr-500
Message-ID <20090309113938.C2G94.313862.root@cdptpa-web06-z01>
I don't care about or necessarily agree with the negatives.  It's a great little radio and if something happened to it I'd buy another one. I listen to the Coast Guard and SSB aero HF frequencies as well as UHF military aircraft and it works well for me.
P.
---- Chuck <[email protected]> wrote: 
> Just signing onboard, my name is Chuck, hi all.
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> Most of the reviews I've been reading about the VR-500 have had a lot of negatives, but frequently I end up liking radios that many others don't. I'm easy on my radios physically, so if I do get a 500 it'll be carefully handled.
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> I'm hoping for usable HF performance using a Miracle Antenna tuner with about 18" of wire. None of my present wideband handhelds is perfect, so the VR-500 doesn't have to be either. Looking forward to researching the archives...
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> Chuck
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