Subj : Re: packet radio
To   : phigan
From : dotslash
Date : Sun Aug 21 2022 07:39 am

Hi phigan,

I knew that mentioning the UV-5R was going to be a bit contraversial! :-) I might have been lucky, but the ones I had to play with worked flawlessly. My UV-82 even better, it turned out to be my most reliable HT. Of course I had to replace the standard antenna with a Nagoya type, but since I have done that it performs really well. Not sure how it will compare against a Yaesu over long distance, but for short-haul packet it works extremely well. It's worth the $5-$10 extra over the UV-5R. I acknowledge that the UV-5R is technically a bit junky, but I cannot help having a soft spot for it (probably due to it being my first radio ever).

Regarding a TNC, I have never played with a hardware TNC before. The Mobilinkd looks awesome, and I would love to give it a try. It's just a tad too pricey for me at the moment. The setup I use is a Sabrent USB sound card, combined with the Direwolf software TNC on a Raspberry Pi. It's not without issues, but it seems to work well once you have managed to tweak your audio levels properly.

73,
Jan (M7HNK)

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