Ease of use, the TRI wins as a general purpose radio.
The VOX capability of the TCA is a godsend for doing digital work with a computer. It’s hard to put one above the other.
If I could only pick one, I’d go with the TCA at this point.
Thanks. I’ll try to pick up a TCA 148 and a 152 to play with. There are some better things I’ve noticed about the TCA that I’ve asked questions on; the channel knob on top has stops on each end instead of spinning all the way around. I find that to be a better option so I can keep my “most important” channels against each stop for ease of use. I also like the option to be able to program the buttons to what I want them to do but since you said the manual is shit that will be interesting. Lol.
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Quick question about programming frequencies. Do you set the receive frequency and then the transmit as in the Baofengs? This allows a VHF receive and a UHF transmit for which I have a need. The PDF online manual shows a transmit offset limit of 90 megahertz which would preclude using a full cross band repeater. (Tx UHF/Rx VHF).
The 148 and 152 radio`s are dropping in price
Can the TRI and TCA use real Harris batteries? Or is it just a feature of the TRI?
So, I was surprised my TCA showed up today. It seems to be ok on a Harris battery as well. I wonder what the operating voltage is for these radios.