This sort of databank is becoming obsolete because of mobile phones which all have some kind of address book and often a notepad. I've had this for nearly 9 years and used it on hundreds of SOTA activations. The data cable works as a programming cable for the Icom IC-E91 handheld though. There are other applications available which let you view the data, such as EL-Link and XLink but I've just typed the contacts into other software by hand. There is a serial port on the side using a 2.5mm jack socket but the supplied software doesn't let you do anything with the data except make a backup copy which isn't readable on the PC. It's as easy to use as switching on, typing something and pressing enter to save the record. I like this one because it starts up instantly, has a display which can be readable in sunlight (and has a backlight) and has a full qwerty keyboard with numbers. This might have something to do with being used out in the rain yesterday. The Sharp EL-6890 databank, which I've been using for logging while out portable, is starting to lose parts of its LCD display. This is connected to a dipole in the loft. It has 23 channels, from 70.2 to 70.4875 MHz in 12.5 KHz steps. Here is the 4 metre radio at home, a Philips FM1000 ex-PMR.
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