There's not really any reason for a 144 mhz tr/rc rig to receive in
the 500 mhz range, so it may be a stretch to find such a rig. Dual
banders, working as high as 440-or-so mhz don't find it that much of
an electrical stretch...

There is actually - if I don't want a seperate scanner to receive the 500mhz
frequencies I want to listen to. Why not have a 2m rig that also has RX
capabilities like a scanner?
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