My former high school orchestra teacher owns a W32A, and I got the T7H. He likes the dual monitor,
but doesn't know much more than what he has to about ham radio. The tech stuff he leaves up to his
brother-in-law who I think is in the 2-way business, pro and amateur.

I like the smaller size on the T7H, but you gotta case it or leave a protective film on the display
or it will get scratched just like mine did. I suppose the same thing could happen with the W32A,
tho.

Planning to get a NiteIze radio holster once I can find a local retailer that stocks them.

John

On Wed, 03 Sep 2003 14:29:53 GMT, "W4PHM" belch-spoke these words:

Regardless of whether we are talking about using an HT for
mobile use or not, I own both rigs mentioned.

I like them both but if I only had to have one it would be the
w32A. Regardless of the specs the W32A has a bit more
wattage and a lot more sensitivity and adjacent frequency
rejection. The benefits of having a rig with dual receivers
like the W32A are great when you want to hit a satellite or
listen to specific frequencies in one band while monitoring
one in another. The scan functions are great. I usually carry
the T7H with me and use the W32A only when I am sure
I won't expose it to something that may damage it, I treat it
with kid gloves.

Best 73

Patrick
W4PHM
WPWK542

"Bob Miller" wrote in message
.. .
On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 22:38:59 -0700, "Stix"
wrote:

Hey gang...

I've been off the air since my radio was stolen a few years back. Now
I'm
looking to scrape together a little cash, buy myself a handheld and car
antenna, and get back to a little 2M activity.

I went browsing at the local HRO, and spoke to a gentleman who
recommended
for my budget the IC-T7H and a particular glass mount antenna. After
flipping through a few catalogues, I'm thinking I might want to save a
little longer to get the IC-W32.

What are your opinions on this? Any experience with either radio? Is it
worth the extra or should I stick with the T7H? I will be using it in
the
car and the backlit number pad would be very convenient, although I'm
sure
after setting my pre-sets I won't need to fiddle with it much in transit.

Any and all opinions/suggestions/comments are welcome. Thank you in
advance
for your help.

__C. J.
KF6BLN


For mobile use, I wouldn't use either handheld. Too little power; too
little selectivity for California's repeater madhouse; and controls
are too dinky for driving. For the same price as the t7h, look at the
Icom V8000. 75 Watts, over 200 memories, big knobs.

For an antenna, be wary of glass mounts -- especially if you have any
film on your window. A quarter wave whip on a mag mount, or a lip
mount, won't put a hole in your car, and will get out better.

Bob
k5qwg

My former high school orchestra teacher owns a W32A, and I got the T7H. He likes the dual monitor,
but doesn't know much more than what he has to about ham radio. The tech stuff he leaves up to his
brother-in-law who I think is in the 2-way business, pro and amateur.

I like the smaller size on the T7H, but you gotta case it or leave a protective film on the display
or it will get scratched just like mine did. I suppose the same thing could happen with the W32A,
tho.

Planning to get a NiteIze radio holster once I can find a local retailer that stocks them.

John

On Wed, 03 Sep 2003 14:29:53 GMT, "W4PHM" belch-spoke these words:

Regardless of whether we are talking about using an HT for
mobile use or not, I own both rigs mentioned.

I like them both but if I only had to have one it would be the
w32A. Regardless of the specs the W32A has a bit more
wattage and a lot more sensitivity and adjacent frequency
rejection. The benefits of having a rig with dual receivers
like the W32A are great when you want to hit a satellite or
listen to specific frequencies in one band while monitoring
one in another. The scan functions are great. I usually carry
the T7H with me and use the W32A only when I am sure
I won't expose it to something that may damage it, I treat it
with kid gloves.

Best 73

Patrick
W4PHM
WPWK542

"Bob Miller" wrote in message
.. .
On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 22:38:59 -0700, "Stix"
wrote:

Hey gang...

I've been off the air since my radio was stolen a few years back. Now
I'm
looking to scrape together a little cash, buy myself a handheld and car
antenna, and get back to a little 2M activity.

I went browsing at the local HRO, and spoke to a gentleman who
recommended
for my budget the IC-T7H and a particular glass mount antenna. After
flipping through a few catalogues, I'm thinking I might want to save a
little longer to get the IC-W32.

What are your opinions on this? Any experience with either radio? Is it
worth the extra or should I stick with the T7H? I will be using it in
the
car and the backlit number pad would be very convenient, although I'm
sure
after setting my pre-sets I won't need to fiddle with it much in transit.

Any and all opinions/suggestions/comments are welcome. Thank you in
advance
for your help.

__C. J.
KF6BLN


For mobile use, I wouldn't use either handheld. Too little power; too
little selectivity for California's repeater madhouse; and controls
are too dinky for driving. For the same price as the t7h, look at the
Icom V8000. 75 Watts, over 200 memories, big knobs.

For an antenna, be wary of glass mounts -- especially if you have any
film on your window. A quarter wave whip on a mag mount, or a lip
mount, won't put a hole in your car, and will get out better.

Bob
k5qwg

Thank you to everyone for your continued responses. I'm logging them all to
make my final decision.

Allow me to add a few more details to the aforementioned info...

Although my first thought was a mag mount antenna, I have a '94 Jeep
Wrangler with a fiberglass hardtop. Because of that, it was suggested to me
to get a glass mount for the front window (as the other windows would be
removed by removing the hardtop). I do have a metal lockbox in the back
that a mag could mount to, but then the antenna would be inside and I
understand that's not ideal.

The reason I'm currently looking into a HT is simply finances. While some
day, I hope to have a base station in every room, a mobile in every vehicle,
and a HT for every occasion, I can only afford one radio at this time (and I
have to save for awhile for that!). I'm looking at a HT because of
versatility: I can use it in my home, in my vehicle, or walking down the
road. I'm hoping to extend it's range with the additional antenna and use a
speaker/mic or some sort of headset to facilitate mobile use.

Any further thoughts/ideas/suggestions based on this additional info? I'm
open to any and all comments.

Thank you again for all your help.

Struggling to get back on the air...
--
C. J.
KF6BLN
pipestix AT hotmail DOT com

"Bob Miller" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 22:38:59 -0700, "Stix"
wrote:

Hey gang...

I've been off the air since my radio was stolen a few years back. Now
I'm
looking to scrape together a little cash, buy myself a handheld and car
antenna, and get back to a little 2M activity.

I went browsing at the local HRO, and spoke to a gentleman who
recommended
for my budget the IC-T7H and a particular glass mount antenna. After
flipping through a few catalogues, I'm thinking I might want to save a
little longer to get the IC-W32.

What are your opinions on this? Any experience with either radio? Is it
worth the extra or should I stick with the T7H? I will be using it in
the
car and the backlit number pad would be very convenient, although I'm
sure
after setting my pre-sets I won't need to fiddle with it much in transit.


For mobile use, I wouldn't use either handheld. Too little power; too
little selectivity for California's repeater madhouse; and controls
are too dinky for driving. For the same price as the t7h, look at the
Icom V8000. 75 Watts, over 200 memories, big knobs.

For an antenna, be wary of glass mounts -- especially if you have any
film on your window. A quarter wave whip on a mag mount, or a lip
mount, won't put a hole in your car, and will get out better.

Thank you to everyone for your continued responses. I'm logging them all to
make my final decision.

Allow me to add a few more details to the aforementioned info...

Although my first thought was a mag mount antenna, I have a '94 Jeep
Wrangler with a fiberglass hardtop. Because of that, it was suggested to me
to get a glass mount for the front window (as the other windows would be
removed by removing the hardtop). I do have a metal lockbox in the back
that a mag could mount to, but then the antenna would be inside and I
understand that's not ideal.

The reason I'm currently looking into a HT is simply finances. While some
day, I hope to have a base station in every room, a mobile in every vehicle,
and a HT for every occasion, I can only afford one radio at this time (and I
have to save for awhile for that!). I'm looking at a HT because of
versatility: I can use it in my home, in my vehicle, or walking down the
road. I'm hoping to extend it's range with the additional antenna and use a
speaker/mic or some sort of headset to facilitate mobile use.

Any further thoughts/ideas/suggestions based on this additional info? I'm
open to any and all comments.

Thank you again for all your help.

Struggling to get back on the air...
--
C. J.
KF6BLN
pipestix AT hotmail DOT com

"Bob Miller" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 22:38:59 -0700, "Stix"
wrote:

Hey gang...

I've been off the air since my radio was stolen a few years back. Now
I'm
looking to scrape together a little cash, buy myself a handheld and car
antenna, and get back to a little 2M activity.

I went browsing at the local HRO, and spoke to a gentleman who
recommended
for my budget the IC-T7H and a particular glass mount antenna. After
flipping through a few catalogues, I'm thinking I might want to save a
little longer to get the IC-W32.

What are your opinions on this? Any experience with either radio? Is it
worth the extra or should I stick with the T7H? I will be using it in
the
car and the backlit number pad would be very convenient, although I'm
sure
after setting my pre-sets I won't need to fiddle with it much in transit.


For mobile use, I wouldn't use either handheld. Too little power; too
little selectivity for California's repeater madhouse; and controls
are too dinky for driving. For the same price as the t7h, look at the
Icom V8000. 75 Watts, over 200 memories, big knobs.

For an antenna, be wary of glass mounts -- especially if you have any
film on your window. A quarter wave whip on a mag mount, or a lip
mount, won't put a hole in your car, and will get out better.

On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 18:00:06 -0700, "Stix"
wrote:

Thank you to everyone for your continued responses. I'm logging them all to
make my final decision.

Allow me to add a few more details to the aforementioned info...

Although my first thought was a mag mount antenna, I have a '94 Jeep
Wrangler with a fiberglass hardtop. Because of that, it was suggested to me
to get a glass mount for the front window (as the other windows would be
removed by removing the hardtop). I do have a metal lockbox in the back
that a mag could mount to, but then the antenna would be inside and I
understand that's not ideal.

The reason I'm currently looking into a HT is simply finances. While some
day, I hope to have a base station in every room, a mobile in every vehicle,
and a HT for every occasion, I can only afford one radio at this time (and I
have to save for awhile for that!). I'm looking at a HT because of
versatility: I can use it in my home, in my vehicle, or walking down the
road. I'm hoping to extend it's range with the additional antenna and use a
speaker/mic or some sort of headset to facilitate mobile use.

Any further thoughts/ideas/suggestions based on this additional info? I'm
open to any and all comments.

Check the Lakeview web site -- last time I looked, they had a license
plate mount that might be better than your windshield-type antenna
(same folks who make the Ham Sticks).

Bob
k5qwg


Thank you again for all your help.

Struggling to get back on the air...

On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 18:00:06 -0700, "Stix"
wrote:

Thank you to everyone for your continued responses. I'm logging them all to
make my final decision.

Allow me to add a few more details to the aforementioned info...

Although my first thought was a mag mount antenna, I have a '94 Jeep
Wrangler with a fiberglass hardtop. Because of that, it was suggested to me
to get a glass mount for the front window (as the other windows would be
removed by removing the hardtop). I do have a metal lockbox in the back
that a mag could mount to, but then the antenna would be inside and I
understand that's not ideal.

The reason I'm currently looking into a HT is simply finances. While some
day, I hope to have a base station in every room, a mobile in every vehicle,
and a HT for every occasion, I can only afford one radio at this time (and I
have to save for awhile for that!). I'm looking at a HT because of
versatility: I can use it in my home, in my vehicle, or walking down the
road. I'm hoping to extend it's range with the additional antenna and use a
speaker/mic or some sort of headset to facilitate mobile use.

Any further thoughts/ideas/suggestions based on this additional info? I'm
open to any and all comments.

Check the Lakeview web site -- last time I looked, they had a license
plate mount that might be better than your windshield-type antenna
(same folks who make the Ham Sticks).

Bob
k5qwg


Thank you again for all your help.

Struggling to get back on the air...