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GOOD IF YOU PLAN TO BRING THIS RADIO OUT IN THE FIELD FOR EVENT
COMMUNICATIONS.  IF YOU TRAVEL WITH THIS RADIO, YOU WILL NEED TO PLAN IN
ADVANCE IF YOU WANT TO USE REPEATERS WHILE ON THE MOVE.  PROBABLY THE MAIN
TG WILL BE AVAILABLE ON MOST REPEATERS, BUT THE CHANNELS SHOULD BE
PREPROGRAMMED UNLESS YOU CARRY A COMPUTER AND THE PROGRAMMING CABLE.
BECAUSE THERE ARE 1,000 MEMORIES AVAILABLE, ALL THE COMMON SIMPLEX
FREQUENCIES SHOULD BE PROGRAMMED IN ADVANCE, SO WHEN YOU ARE OPERATING IN
THE FIELD, YOU CAN CHANGE CHANNELS EASILY.  THE BRIDGECOM SYSTEMS D 500 BY
TEKK IS A NICE DIGITAL RADIO, WITH VERY GOOD QUALITY AND A LOW PRICE TAG.
DURING THE REVIEW, I HAD SEVERAL QUESTIONS FOR BRIDGECOM, AND THEIR
CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS QUICK AND HELPFUL VIA E MAIL.  BOTTOM LINE YOU GET A
LOT FOR THE PRICE.  IF YOUVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT GETTING INTO DIGITAL DMR,
COMMUNICATIONS, THIS UNIT IS A GOOD WAY TO START WITHOUT BREAKING THE BANK.
FOR MORE INFORMATION DMR AND DIGITAL VOICE COMMUNICATION, CHECK OUT MY
YOUTUBE CHANNEL.  MFJ 269C HF/VHF/UHF SWR ANALYZER REVIEWED BY PHIL SALAS,
AD5X QST PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED THE 269 AN ANTENNA ANALYZER THAT COVERED 1R8
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