Last summer was the first time I’ve gone on a vacation without a 2m rig in the car. The old Icom 2SA finally gave up the ghost, and considering that a lot of the areas that I travel to don’t have cell service, I was determined to not repeat the same thing next year.

Happily, I was able to get my hands on an older Icom T2H HT, which while it may be 10 or so years old, is still an upgrade for me from the 2SA, if for no other reason than it has a DTMF keypad, which the 2SA lacked. I found a way around it, but repeaters requiring PL tones were inaccessible to me. Now that’s all changed.

I’m heading away for a bit, and will be in grid square CO91 for a few days early next week. If anyone else is going to be in that area, perhaps a contact can be arranged.

I’m also in the process of seeing what’s involved in getting a satellite setup in place, as this is something that really interests me, particularly after watching K7AGE’s AO-51 videos on YouTube. Very cool stuff.