UHF/VHF transceiver needed

[Huggyu2]

I can't find any handheld radios that can send and receive on both the standard VHF freqs, as well as the UHF freqs used by military aircraft (roughly 240.00-330.0). Please respond if you know of any brands, and where to find them.

Additionally, even if you don't know of any with UHF capability, what's the best VHF handheld transceiver you know of? I need the best power/range I can get.

 

[flyguybri]

Allegedly in high school I may or may not have been a ham radio geek. Some of the two meter handhelds I know can be modified to receive the air bands and someone was showing me one recently that they said could also transmit on the airbands. I've been out of it for awhile so I don't know any specific models but you may want to check out a dual band ham radio.

 

[Say Again Over]

Icom IC-901A/E dual band VHF/UHF Transceiver

I can recommend ICOM.

 

[Huggyu2]

Thanks, but it's got to be a handheld model.

 

[tathepilot]

Another Hamster huh?? Ditto the 2 meter. If you have your license, a simple chip can upgrade most 2 meter ht's to allow uhf(70 cm's). And vice/versa on uhf(70 cm) ht's allowing the 2meter(vhf) freq's

 

[Say Again Over]

Whoops, didn't look at it, just assumed it was a hand held.

 

[tathepilot]

http://www.hamcity.com/detail.aspx?ID=327

You need the mod to tx on the aviation freqs..

 

[Berkut]

Modifying an amateur radio handheld isn't going to do any good since they use frequency modulation for VHF/UHF. Aircraft radios use amplitude modulation.

Commercial handhelds might be a different story. Try asking these guys: http://forums.hamsexy.com/viewforum.php?f=17

Any solution you find that involves modification of a radio will almost certainly be illegal. Good luck.

 

[tathepilot]

Modifying an amateur radio handheld isn't going to do any good since they use frequency modulation for VHF/UHF. Aircraft radios use amplitude modulation.

Commercial handhelds might be a different story. Try asking these guys: http://forums.hamsexy.com/viewforum.php?f=17

Any solution you find that involves modification of a radio will almost certainly be illegal. Good luck.

Not a modification. Well by definition yes, but these ht's come with the ability to tx on those freqs but are not enabled by default. It's as simple as showing a license and getting it enabled..

p.s the rest of your statements are very incorrect..

 

[Berkut]

Not a modification. Well by definition yes, but these ht's come with the ability to tx on those freqs but are not enabled by default. It's as simple as showing a license and getting it enabled..

The purpose of modifying an amateur radio for extended transmit is for use in Military Affiliate Radio System. The fact that such a MARS mod opens a radio up to more frequencies than just MARS does not mean that you may legally operate on those frequencies. Radios operated in the aircraft band must be certified for such use by the FCC, which modified amateur radios are not. None of that matters in this conversation anyway, because...

p.s the rest of your statements are very incorrect..

...99.99% of VHF/UHF amateur handhelds use FM on transmit. VHF/UHF aircraft use AM. If there was a radio communications kindergarten, that would be taught on the first day of class.