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    Police Laser Detectors

    Valentine One is a detector, not a jammer.
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    Emergency portable local radio communication

    Rules issued by government agencies are laws.
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    Small Portable Radio's?

    I just picked up a PL-330 on Amazon for a great price. I think it’s great. It seems very sensitive and selective. The speaker sounds good for its size. Sure, the speaker doesn’t sound like the PL-880 speaker, but it shouldn’t be expected to. I don’t experience any major problems in tuning the...
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    Small Portable Radio's?

    No. In the USA, 420-450 MHz is allocated by the FCC to the 70 CM amateur radio band.
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    HAM RADIO HF Yeasu FT-891

    By all accounts it’s a great transceiver- you just have to get used to its menu system to access various settings, because it doesn’t have a dedicated knob or button for every function like a larger transceiver. The upside of course is that you can fit it into spaces that are too small for a...
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    Small Portable Radio's?

    Interesting to read of your Etsy experiences. I’ve had better luck there, although I haven’t bought a lot there. I’ve run into a few Etsy sellers trying hard to help me get what I need from them, and not charging much for their work. But my experience there is limited. I appreciate the warning...
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    Small Portable Radio's?

    Well, that’s definitely an unusually nice response, so I’m impressed. Even though I was pleasantly surprised by a seller’s behavior this week, I’m still going to be reluctant to buy anything of value in that particular marketplace, from here on. There are just too many dishonest people I’ve...
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    Small Portable Radio's?

    Here’s something you don’t hear of every day. I looked on EBay for several weeks for an opportunity to buy a like new DT-400w for a discount. Late last week I found one listed as new, offered at a big discount outright, and also accepting offers. It was missing the long wire antenna, but I’ve...
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    Small Portable Radio's?

    I just received a Sangean DT-200X, and I could not be more impressed with the overall quality and design of this little radio. I was long overdue for an upgrade of my old pocket radios, and this is my first Sangean radio purchase. I decided to go with this radio after reading many reviews, and...
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    Small Portable Radio's?

    No, it isn't cumbersome. It is made to be easy to operate while holding it in one hand. That makes it handy for field use, but not so handy for sitting on a table at home. However, as I said above, I have two types of stands that work well for the GP-5 and would work equally well for the GP-7...
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    Small Portable Radio's?

    I have two GP-5 SSB radios. I agree that it’s a high quality radio, although you’ll need a stand for the successor product if you buy it, due to the tall, thin shape of the radio. It was designed to be easy to hold. For a stand, I bought the CountyComm rubber hockey puck stand they sell. I...
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    Small Portable Radio's?

    That’s a good idea! I was going to buy a metal adapter with a 3.5mm male end, to act as a substitute or spare for the stock trailing wire antenna. I’ll look for something like your antenna, too, although I’m going to try to get it from a seller in the USA, if possible.
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    Small Portable Radio's?

    Ok, so maybe I should get a DT-400w AND a DT-200x. Deciding on one or the other is tough. The DT-400w is still a top performer for its size, and the NOAA frequencies are nice to have when the weather turns nasty. Enjoy your radio, when it arrives.
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    Small Portable Radio's?

    Yes, by all accounts the HDR-14 is a great performer. However, for my intended use as a small pocketable radio, it’s too big. And at $80 on Amazon, it’s quite a bit more costly than the two smaller radios I’m looking at. If I needed another radio for home use, the HDR-14 would be a very nice...
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    Small Portable Radio's?

    I’m trying to decide between two Sangean portables: the latest DT-200x and the DT-400w. It’s been difficult to compare the sizes of the two products, because of inconsistent figures given online for the dimensions of the DT-400w. I’m thinking at this point that their height and length are...
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