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Uploaded by on May 18, 2008

Yaesu's VX-8 features APRS, Bluetooth, and more!

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  • Is the ruggedness of the vx-8r comprable to a moto ht? Is the gps unit attached to the spkr mic?

    73,

    ke5vmo

  • It is newest unit of VX product line which is rugged, and fully water proof. (rated 30 minutes in 1m underwater.) GPS unit can be attached to microphone or to the unit.

  • what good is a gps on this thing? the screen is a small mono color display.

    if it was like the garmin it may have some use.

    digital capabilities?

    USB port?

    The bluetooth is nice, if it works.

  • It is not really aiming to be fully functional navigation device, but rather, it will be a device for exchanging position data, etc.

    You should be able to tell relative position of other people in APRS network, though.

  • compare to the 7R.. does the batt last any long? most of the 7R we has drain alot of batt. can last even half a day while on tracking.

  • That'd be interesting to find out. I think ti'll be purely depending on how often it transmit the posit data, etc.

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  • explained ?? is that a fucking joke ?

  • Is the bluetooth BU-1 compatible with all bluetooth headsets or just the ones from Yeasu?

  • 中々いい無線機ですね。

  • £330 and oh yes another £100 of so for bluetooth gps mic...are pepole bloody mad!!!???

  • ahhhhhhh,so!

  • stop looking at my ass.

  • The GPS is built in, the GPS antenna adapter mounts on the top of the radio, or the external microphone.

    peace :)

  • I played around with one at Ham Radio Outlet in Atlanta. I was disappointed that Yaesu abandoned the 100% magnesium body construction of the VX-7r. Some of the VX-8r body is plastic. Nice radio, though.

    GPS is indeed through an optional attachment to the speaker mic.

    73's de KB3KLQ!

  • Yeah talk out of your ass more.

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