HTX202

Greetings HTX-202 Fans:

     It seems that human nature dictates that every major item we purchase be
"hot rodded" into something other than what the manufacturer intended. Our
first car, our first radio, and now: the HTX-202. Regardless of the total
lack of necessity for most owners, everyone wants to broad-band the 202.

     Perhaps in our evolution, there is a little CB radio mentality left under
the surface. Who knows? But hopefully, I can answer a few questions which have
yet to be answered to the ham community.

     The HTX-202 is based on the ICOM 02AT with certain design modifications
besed on Tandy's specs. These variations include encode/decode, additional
memories, and a full width LCD display. Contrary to rumor, no part of the
radio is Kenwood or Yaesu! ICOM sold the rights to their design to Tandy to
do with what they would.

     Whan Tandy sought to produce the unit, they went to their usual Korean
source for cheap gadgetry: MAXON. Maxon then built the 202 for Tandy, under
license from Icom. The HTX-202 is surprisingly sturdy, and well constructed,
considering that Maxon has the worst quality control in the industry.

     Be that as it may, before Tandy would produce the 202, certain specs
had to be met. Foremost, after the repercussions from their 10-meter rig,
Tandy insisted that the 202 NOT BE CAPABLE OF MODIFICATION! Period.

     This worked out well, as the tighter bandpass gives the 202 it's
exceptional selectivity and immunity to intermod. When you brag to your
friends about your tight front-end, just remember that the cost of this
important function, is the lask of ability to kerchunk your local police
department's repeater. Why complain anyway?

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