The Yaesu VX-8R HT provides a full 5 watts FM on 50/144/430 MHz plus 1.5 watts on 222 MHz. It supports Bluetooth® hands-free operation with the optional BU-1 and BH-1 or BH-2 accessories. There is also an optional GPS unit and antenna with loads of features.
This radio supports APRS 1200/9600 bps data communication (B band only). Like the VX7R, the VX8R is submersible and meets IPX57 specifications (3 feet for minimum of 30 minutes). A powerful 7.4 V 1100 mAh Lithium Ion battery is included. This HT is small, intuitive to operate only 2.36 x 3.74 x 0.92 inches (thinner than VX-7R).
It supports simultaneous independent 2-signal dual receive function with both V + V or U + U. It has weather band receive with Weather Alert. A barometric sensor is included. You can even operate Amateur radio while receiving FM broadcasts!
The receive coverage is wider than VX-7R it replaces, with an independent AM/FM broadcast receiver circuit. The dot matrix LCD display provides Memory tag up to a maximum of 16 characters. You even get a high-resolution Spectrum Analyzer with ±60 channels indication with wave monitoring of received/modulated signal! And of course DCS and CTCSS encode and decode is standard.
The ICOM IC-7000 is the latest IF-DSP based HF radio from Icom. It is roughly the same size as the wildly popular IC-706 series. It features DSP at the IF level. In fact, the 7000 employs two DSP chips to work its magic. Imagine having 41 bandwidths available – standard! You can even select sharp or soft filter shape. And variable twin PBT allows you to either narrow the IF passband, or shift the entire passband to eliminate QRM. All the controls are intuitive to use. You can download the user manual for the IC-7000 here.
This 19.6 MB PDF instruction document (Nikon calls it a "Guide to Digital Photography") for the Nikon D5000 should prove to be a fantastic read. The user guide is titled "Nikon D5000 Digital Camera User’s Manual" (the 19.6 MB Acrobat document that I referred to). Here are the direct links to the English and Spanish non-printable manuals – right-click and save to your hard drive. Both English Language (printable and non-printable) and Spanish (non-printable) versions of the D5000 owner’s operation guide can be downloaded.
