i've had enough of my 8200
gemini22
aor 8200 just isn't all it's cracked up to be. Can anyone recommend from
experience a similar alternative which performs better ...
Thanks
craig
software for it and the connecting lead, total rip off for the computer lead
£69. poor battery life, only average on receive, forget about ssb, entering
station names far to slow, which i never could work out how do do it with
the software, poor squelch operation, could only just recevie my local air
traffic controller which is only 5 miles away on a discone, my other
receivers have no probs with this, VR-500, Icom R2, Realistic pro26, Icom
PCR1000.
the Mk2 is supposed to be better, but its £150 more, you can buy better for
less money.
Don`t believe all you see in the adverts,i did and it cost me, its not worth
the hassle.
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craig
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> I DEFINITLY HAVE, got one last year, had it for 4 months, sold it, also
Denis Allard
no further than Yupiteru's MVT-9000 original. It performs really well on
sensitivity and selectivity, even in urban areas. My advice: do get rid of the
dam rubberduck that comes with it and get a dual-band (144-440MHz) ICOM duck
and you'll be all set with the best thing your hand can hold!
AOR has been grinding its teeth for years trying to cram tanks into these tiny
enclosures. I've tried the very user-unfriendly 8000 and the poor-looking 8200.
They sure pack a lot of bells but don't come close to fulfulling the primary
purpose: receiving all that one general coverage portable receiver is designed
to do.
In my opinion, Yupiteru does just that, without the fanfare.
Am I sold to the "Yupi" ideal or what!
Denis Allard, Montreal, Quebec
Ray Colvill
Having had the Yuppie 9000M3 from http://www.bander.com
i have to say that this one is even better.
Ditch the deaf ducky and use the telescopic one that comes with the 7100.
If you order the 9000 most will throw in the 7100 aerial if you explain the
deafness.
This turns an average radio into a super duper one.
In the SI of NZ I have heard an AIR NZ jumbo 200KM out of Hawiai on a longwire
on 8.867 USB
All other bands are as good.
Simon JD
<cra...@craig.ezesurf.co.uk> writes
>DEFINITLY NOT, got one last year, had it for 4 months, sold it, also got the
>software for it and the connecting lead, total rip off for the computer lead
>£69. poor battery life, only average on receive, forget about ssb, entering
>station names far to slow, which i never could work out how do do it with
>the software, poor squelch operation, could only just recevie my local air
>traffic controller which is only 5 miles away on a discone, my other
>receivers have no probs with this, VR-500, Icom R2, Realistic pro26, Icom
>PCR1000.
Yes, I would agree with your comments. Had mine for about a year but got
very fed up of it due to the reasons above but mainly due to the very
poor battery life and lack of sensitivity. Traded it in with Nevada who
gave me a fair price and now I have the Yupiteru MVT-9000 MK II - what a
difference! Even the audio quality is miles ahead and sensitivity is
great, but not with the standard rubber duck! - it's naff!
Cheers
Simon.
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Simon JD, East Yorkshire, UK
si...@transmission1.co.uk
paulwey
people who love the aor8200 and the aor800,i much prefer the jupiteru
7100/9000,i also use a yaesu vr500 and i am not so impressed with that,its
good but for the price and the squelch on mine has been adjusted by yaesu
and now its too open,ok take it back but lifes too complicated i dont want
the hassle,the time one spends nowadays taking all sorts of things back to
shops/manufacturers because they dont do the job is frightening.
but the best scanner on 1998/1999 was the icom r2,go everywhere with,but the
best ever handhelds so far are jupiteru 7100,followed by the 9000[hf is very
good on 9000]
also please scanner manufacturers all scanners need ctcss and dcs tone
decoders built in
happy listening
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paulwey
Dougie Coull
Sorry to say I've missed most of this thread due to holiday.
I'm thinking of getting an AOR8200 for the 'computer' side of things.
I love my Yupi 7100 but it can't computer interface with my Scout :-((
Does anyone have anything good to say about the 8200?
I was hoping to pick up an Series 1 8200 at a good price with the
introduction of the Series 2 ........
Regards,
Dougie.
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craig
disappointed, i`ve tried the AR8200 with computer control, its not that good
at all, to be honest i`d stay well away form the AOR even the MkII which
will cost even more than the Mk1.
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Dougie Coull
<cra...@craig.ezesurf.co.uk> wrote:
Hi,
>Hi Dougie, get yourself a PCR1000 if you want computer control, you won`t be
I've computer control with my Pro-2042, really looking for reaction
tuning with my Scout .............
James Grove
cra...@craig.ezesurf.co.uk says...
> Hi Dougie, get yourself a PCR1000 if you want computer control, you won`t be
> at all, to be honest i`d stay well away form the AOR even the MkII which
> will cost even more than the Mk1.
I will never get an AOR again the AOR 8000 was the worst scanner i
ever owned. I have a DJ-X10E now.
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James Grove
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badseed
miles better !!!!!
the old AOR 8000 was i thought a good scanner for the time !
it was a lot better than the new range ..
luggseyathotmail.com
scanner mobile) I have got loads of new freqs in one week. Works A1 with the
AOR 8000, why not look at one of these, there cheap, reliable, and work very
well under all but HF, where they NEED filters to work!
Paul.
(;-)