Thanks Dave. We are looking those for sure.

Wayne

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On Fri, Jun 5, 2020, 12:01 PM Dave <w1hkj@...> wrote:

Don't overlook the use of HF/VHF/UHF fully digital transceivers such as the Icom IC7100, and the Yaesu FT991A.  I have both at my operating position.

David, W1HKJ

On 6/5/20 9:21 AM, Steve Bellner wrote:

Additional two cents...Here in Lucas County Ohio we support 9 Hospitals with Icom ID880s. There is a port in th back to connect a Signalink. It also has the advantage of D-STAR.The D-STAR mode allows us to communicate by voice without the local news and scanner listeners hearing what might be critical information.

Steve/W8TER

On 6/5/2020 8:32 AM, Mark Dallner wrote:

The Kenwood TM-D 710G would be a good choice , also. 

Mark

AC9DE 

On Jun 5, 2020, at 6:53 AM, Bruce Bohannon WA1YZN <ham.bo@...> wrote:



Hi George, I use a Kenwood TM-D710A/E. It works very much like the Icom they are using now, in that it has a dual band screen. You can monitor two VHF, two UHF, or VHF/UHF frequencies together. I have two of these radio's and I would not hesitate buying another one. The TM-71A would also be a very good choice. A little less expensive than the 710.

Bruce WA1YZN

On 6/5/2020 07:34, Ken Downs wrote:

I've used a Kenwood TM-V71A for years with great results on packet and NBEMS modes as well as
analog voice. I can't remember whether I ever used it in a hospital (high QRM) environment. I do
remember the Icom that New London Hosp has needed a good bandpass filter in the antenna line
to keep out the pager and ambulance vhf comms. I can not say how the Kenwood could compare.

W1KRT

On Fri, 05 Jun 2020 04:26:28 -0700, "George Blakeslee" <george.blakeslee@...> wrote:

Our New Hampshire ARES is looking to upgrade our hospital network.
We are looking for recommendations for a VHF/UHF dual band FM radio model that either has a data port for connecting a soundcard, or a built-in soundcard port, that would let us connect a PC for FLdigi data TX/RX.  George  N1GB