Yaesu has only the FT-2800M & Ft-1500M 2 meter mobiles, & neither
has a remote head. Kenwood & Alinco don't have remote heads either.

If you're willing to accept a 2-meter/440 dualbander as qualifying,
then the Kenwood TM-G707 has a detachable head, and a remote-mount kit
is available for it. I've had one for over a year and find it to be a
very serviceable little mobile rig.

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I already have a better radio - an FT-100D, in the car, but I'll be switching
cars soon and need something with a smaller head, and I really don't NEED all
the features of the FT-100D in the car. That's why I just want an FM mobile.
The TM-G707A, which I've owned in the past, in a good one with a compact head,
so I may have to settle for that, although I rarely use 70cm.

That's similar to the sort of issue I have with using a combined
HF/VHF mobile in my van. It'd be nice in many ways to have all of the
bands in one radio, but the heads on the allbanders are both bigger,
and a lot more complex than on the VHF or VHF/UHF radios.

I considered replacing my TM-G707A with something like an FT-857, but
decided against it partly for this reason. On the TM-G707A I can
switch transmitter powers at the push of a button (and have a choice
of three power levels to use), while the FT-857 requires diving into a
submenu to adjust the power. Similar issues exist elsewhere in the
user interface.

--
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Hosting the Jade Warrior home page: http://www.radagast.org/jade-warrior
I do _not_ wish to receive unsolicited commercial email, and I will
boycott any company which has the gall to send me such ads!

I already have a better radio - an FT-100D, in the car, but I'll be switching
cars soon and need something with a smaller head, and I really don't NEED all
the features of the FT-100D in the car. That's why I just want an FM mobile.
The TM-G707A, which I've owned in the past, in a good one with a compact head,
so I may have to settle for that, although I rarely use 70cm.

That's similar to the sort of issue I have with using a combined
HF/VHF mobile in my van. It'd be nice in many ways to have all of the
bands in one radio, but the heads on the allbanders are both bigger,
and a lot more complex than on the VHF or VHF/UHF radios.

I considered replacing my TM-G707A with something like an FT-857, but
decided against it partly for this reason. On the TM-G707A I can
switch transmitter powers at the push of a button (and have a choice
of three power levels to use), while the FT-857 requires diving into a
submenu to adjust the power. Similar issues exist elsewhere in the
user interface.

--
Dave Platt AE6EO
Hosting the Jade Warrior home page: http://www.radagast.org/jade-warrior
I do _not_ wish to receive unsolicited commercial email, and I will
boycott any company which has the gall to send me such ads!

"VHFRadioBuff" wrote in message
...
So it's a dual-bander. Big deal. It seems to me that the more important
issue is the remote head rather than single-band, and if that's the case
he's almost certainly into dual-bander territory. The 8100 is a
fantastic
radio, one of the few that can do cross-band repeat, and it's small too.

The reason I asked about a 2m with a remote head is because I rarely use
70cm.
I am well aware that almost every dualband has a remote head. I am not
sure why
2m radios aren't made this way. In any case, if I am going to get a
dualbander,
it's going to be a Kenwood TM-G707A.

Fair enough. Though I have the 8100, I too don't use 70cm at all, and
wonder why they don't make a single-band radio with a remote head.

"VHFRadioBuff" wrote in message
...
So it's a dual-bander. Big deal. It seems to me that the more important
issue is the remote head rather than single-band, and if that's the case
he's almost certainly into dual-bander territory. The 8100 is a
fantastic
radio, one of the few that can do cross-band repeat, and it's small too.

The reason I asked about a 2m with a remote head is because I rarely use
70cm.
I am well aware that almost every dualband has a remote head. I am not
sure why
2m radios aren't made this way. In any case, if I am going to get a
dualbander,
it's going to be a Kenwood TM-G707A.

Fair enough. Though I have the 8100, I too don't use 70cm at all, and
wonder why they don't make a single-band radio with a remote head.

Fair enough. Though I have the 8100, I too don't use 70cm at all, and
wonder why they don't make a single-band radio with a remote head.

I would actually consider a Motorola radio with the remote head, if I could
also get the programmer and software at a reasonable rate, but with those added
costs, it's more economical just to buy the dualbander, which also has the
added plus of being field programable and if you get something like I've
considered (Kenwood TM-G707A), you'd get a much more compact head.
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
73! de Andy KC2SSB - WPYI880 (GMRS)
Beachwood, NJ USA! Grid FM29vw
http://vhfradiobuff.tripod.com

Fair enough. Though I have the 8100, I too don't use 70cm at all, and
wonder why they don't make a single-band radio with a remote head.

I would actually consider a Motorola radio with the remote head, if I could
also get the programmer and software at a reasonable rate, but with those added
costs, it's more economical just to buy the dualbander, which also has the
added plus of being field programable and if you get something like I've
considered (Kenwood TM-G707A), you'd get a much more compact head.
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
73! de Andy KC2SSB - WPYI880 (GMRS)
Beachwood, NJ USA! Grid FM29vw
http://vhfradiobuff.tripod.com

If you're wanting a small control head, but feel you must settle for a
dual bander, you might look at the Yaesu FT-90. Its so small it is
actually smaller than some radios' control heads.



Ed

If you're wanting a small control head, but feel you must settle for a
dual bander, you might look at the Yaesu FT-90. Its so small it is
actually smaller than some radios' control heads.



Ed

Might check and see which dual-banders allow you to select the band for each
"side". My Alinco DR-610 can do VHF/VHF, VHF/UHF, or UHF/UHF. The new
DR-620 can do this, also. I believe the Icom IC-2720 will, also. This way,
you'll get the advantages of TWO VHF radios in one.

Mark

"Bob M." wrote in message
newssa7b.290952$cF.90091@rwcrnsc53...
"VHFRadioBuff" wrote in message
...
So it's a dual-bander. Big deal. It seems to me that the more
important
issue is the remote head rather than single-band, and if that's the
case
he's almost certainly into dual-bander territory. The 8100 is a
fantastic
radio, one of the few that can do cross-band repeat, and it's small
too.

The reason I asked about a 2m with a remote head is because I rarely use
70cm.
I am well aware that almost every dualband has a remote head. I am not
sure why
2m radios aren't made this way. In any case, if I am going to get a
dualbander,
it's going to be a Kenwood TM-G707A.

Fair enough. Though I have the 8100, I too don't use 70cm at all, and
wonder why they don't make a single-band radio with a remote head.