dirk@hp-pcd.UUCP (dirk) (02/27/85)
Does anyone out there know anything about the new Kennwood TH-21AT? I am interested in buying one and would like to know if you think it is worth the money. Dirk Bodily hp-pcd!dirk
andy@aids-unix (Andy Cromarty) (03/03/85)
The TH-21AT is a nice little rig. It really is as small (and hence convenient) as they say -- shirt-pocket size. The power difference between it and "normal" HT's is negligible -- less than the difference between a rubber duck and a 5/8 whip, say -- and the price is right, On the negative side, it's not compatible with anything else, necessitating additional expenditures for battery packs, antennas, etc. (the antenna socket is essentially RCA phono with screw threads). Also, the Kenwood leatherette case is a little unimpressive and the buttons are a little small, at least for my fingers. It does have a full 16-tone pad (unlike, e.g., the IC-2AT, which has only 12) -- the extra tones are used by new repeater hardware, so it really does matter. My YL and I have had one for a couple months; we like it enough that I've been thinking of getting another just because it's so handy. (And Lord knows I don't need another HT lying around just for its own sake -- I've got three or four already, which are now being "put out to pasture" as dedicated packet transceivers or left in my briefcase "just in case.") 73, Andy N6JLJ