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THE CASE IN A MOBILE INSTALLATION, DEPENDING ON THE NORMAL ROAD AND WIND
NOISE IN YOUR VEHICLE.  I GUESS THIS IS A COMPROMISE WITH A HIGH POWER
TRANSMITTER IN A SMALL FORM FACTOR.  I RECOMMEND KEEPING BOTH VFOS SET TO
LOW POWER IF YOU OPERATE USING THE CROSS BAND REPEAT FUNCTION, AS IT GETS
PRETTY HOT.  KEEP IN MIND THAT IN CROSS BAND REPEAT MODE, THE RADIO WILL
TRANSMIT AS SOON AS IT RECEIVES A SIGNAL OR THE SQUELCH OPENS.  CONCLUSION
THIS TRIBAND RADIO ADDS THE 1R25 METER BAND AND OFFERS QUITE A FEW FEATURES
THAT HAMS EXPECT IN A VHF/ UHF TRANSCEIVER.  ANYTONE HAS ANNOUNCED A
FORTHCOMING BLUETOOTH MICROPHONE WITH INTEGRATED DISPLAY THAT WOULD BE A
GREAT ADDITION FOR MOBILE OPERATION.  I ALSO LIKE THAT YOU CAN USE ANY
ANALOG HANDHELD TO TALK TO DMR RADIOS VIA THE CROSS MODE FEATURE.  THE ARRL
LAB DID NOTE THAT RECEIVER SENSITIVITY IS LOWER ON 1R25 METERS THAN ON THE
OTHER TWO BANDS.  THEIR WEBSITES SUPPORT SECTION HAS A PAGE WITH
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