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Great unit at a GREAT price!
Wholy cow! This thing is FANTASTIC! I'm really new to APRS (New Kenwood TM-D710A as of a week ago) and bought this little jewel as a way to finally play with APRS. Well, I did have a few issues in setting up the APRS function on my radio but it was not the fault of this unit. The manual and my online searches were pretty lacking on the documentation. Two things that the manual doesn't really explain well is the blinking GPS icon on the display and the fact you have to select BCON before it will transmit your information. Once I figured that out, the radio and GPS units work like a champ! I even parked it deep in a parking garage and never lost lock on the GPS satellites! What a performer! I really wish I could give this a 10 out of 5 because it performs beyond my wildest dreams. I hope Green Light Labs will find a way to marked the active antenna technology to the car manufacturers for use with the satellite radios because I am tired of losing the signal due to some tall trees by the road.
The gentleman that runs Green Light Labs is exceptional as well. I ordered the unit from his website and then sent him an e-mail that I paid for 2 day shipping because I was going on a trip and really wanted to use it on the trip. He sent it the same day I ordered it and I received it 2 days later, just in time for the trip.
In my humble opinion, don't waste your money with any other unit. This is the best bang for your buck and far exceeds the performance of units costing five times as much.
73,
Avery KD4GBA
Rating:  [5 of 5 Stars!] |
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