To expand the range of my receiver's transmission, I was considering adding a fixed antenna to my home setup while also enabling the UV differential transmit function. However, due to cost considerations, I'm wondering if older devices have this capability. Some manuals and descriptions mention unidirectional differential transmit (essentially, only transmitting via UV differential, but not receiving in reverse). This is confusing me. So, I was hoping to ask for advice from others: Have you used this feature before?
I am interested in learning more about the following radios: icom2720h, yaesu ft-8800, and ftm-100dr. If you own any of these radios, please share your experiences.