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WTB: Air/Marine VHF / 2 meter
Is there such a thing as a air/marine band vhf handheld, that also does 2
meter? Looking for something waterproof. Ideas? Thanks, Bill |
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WTB: Air/Marine VHF / 2 meter
William Longyard wrote:
Is there such a thing as a air/marine band vhf handheld, that also does 2 meter? Looking for something waterproof. Ideas? Thanks, Bill have been pretty much the reality. Motorola and a few others make dual-mode portable transceivers such as seen in Med-Evac helicopters, etc. The price, even used, can run about $2k. The pure MIL stuff is nice but without a depot support facility, I'd be very wary. Gonsets haven't been type accepted for about 25 years owing to overall specs; frequency stability, receiver bandwidth, ad infinitum. Icom and Yaesu, of course, make aviation and amateur hand-helds. You might consider making a dual pack with one from each band and integrate the mic, etc. The MIL had (has?) an item similar to that. Makes dual mode ops a snap. That's what I did for CAP and it's always done the job. The only issue would be waterproof. You'd have to work on that one, if you really need it to be submersible. If not, a rain-proof pack would do it. Mine are installed in a small, ballistic nylon pack that keeps the rain out. Just a thought for you, though. de K3HVG |
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WTB: Air/Marine VHF / 2 meter
Thanks to all for these great suggestions, and technical insight. I think
the two-pack is the way to go. Bill L. "K3HVG" wrote in message . .. William Longyard wrote: Is there such a thing as a air/marine band vhf handheld, that also does 2 meter? Looking for something waterproof. Ideas? Thanks, Bill have been pretty much the reality. Motorola and a few others make dual-mode portable transceivers such as seen in Med-Evac helicopters, etc. The price, even used, can run about $2k. The pure MIL stuff is nice but without a depot support facility, I'd be very wary. Gonsets haven't been type accepted for about 25 years owing to overall specs; frequency stability, receiver bandwidth, ad infinitum. Icom and Yaesu, of course, make aviation and amateur hand-helds. You might consider making a dual pack with one from each band and integrate the mic, etc. The MIL had (has?) an item similar to that. Makes dual mode ops a snap. That's what I did for CAP and it's always done the job. The only issue would be waterproof. You'd have to work on that one, if you really need it to be submersible. If not, a rain-proof pack would do it. Mine are installed in a small, ballistic nylon pack that keeps the rain out. Just a thought for you, though. de K3HVG |
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