Been looking into getting my technician soon and have been listening with a UV-5R.
Just for the cool factor my girlfriend got me a new radio for X-mas. Its made by a Taiwanese company called Triumph Industries. Its a pretty good clone of the Harris Falcon III.
It appears to use some form of Baofeng firmware as the menu is very close to my 5R. It's rated as IP-7 waterproof and i haven't tested it yet (don't know that i will...).
It operates on UHF and VHF and uses the standard military 6-pin connection for accessories as well as it can take the Harris blade antenna.
Anywas, thought it was pretty cool.
In the menu there is an APRS option. When it is ON a small envelop icon appears on the screen. When I get my license, how does this work? I've tried reading up on APRS but I'm confused as heck. lol