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Any mobiles with RX in 500mhz?
Hello all. I was wondering if anyone knew of any mobile radios (either 2m/70cm
or 2m only) with RX in the 500mhz range. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 73! de Andy KC2SSB - WPYI880 (GMRS) Beachwood, NJ USA! Grid FM29vw http://vhfradiobuff.tripod.com |
Hi Andy,
Not only will a lot of amateur gear go into 500Mhz, but I have some commercial two-way radios (Kenwood TK-840) that are legal for operation there as sold. Programmed with pc software. $170 each www.radiowrench.com skipp : VHFRadioBuff wrote: : Hello all. I was wondering if anyone knew of any mobile radios (either 2m/70cm : or 2m only) with RX in the 500mhz range. : =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- : 73! de Andy KC2SSB - WPYI880 (GMRS) : Beachwood, NJ USA! Grid FM29vw : http://vhfradiobuff.tripod.com |
Hi Andy,
Not only will a lot of amateur gear go into 500Mhz, but I have some commercial two-way radios (Kenwood TK-840) that are legal for operation there as sold. Programmed with pc software. $170 each www.radiowrench.com skipp : VHFRadioBuff wrote: : Hello all. I was wondering if anyone knew of any mobile radios (either 2m/70cm : or 2m only) with RX in the 500mhz range. : =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- : 73! de Andy KC2SSB - WPYI880 (GMRS) : Beachwood, NJ USA! Grid FM29vw : http://vhfradiobuff.tripod.com |
Yaesu & Alinco have mobiles that can do that.
Do you have model numbers? All the amateur gear for 2m/70cm or 2m monoband all seem to top off at 470mhz. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 73! de Andy KC2SSB - WPYI880 (GMRS) Beachwood, NJ USA! Grid FM29vw http://vhfradiobuff.tripod.com |
Yaesu & Alinco have mobiles that can do that.
Do you have model numbers? All the amateur gear for 2m/70cm or 2m monoband all seem to top off at 470mhz. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 73! de Andy KC2SSB - WPYI880 (GMRS) Beachwood, NJ USA! Grid FM29vw http://vhfradiobuff.tripod.com |
Not only will a lot of amateur gear go into 500Mhz, but I have some
commercial two-way radios (Kenwood TK-840) that are legal for operation there as sold. Programmed with pc software. I need a radio that can TX on 2m with general RX on 500 mhz. I have yet to find one amateur radio that can do that. The dualbanders all seem to have a top RX range of around 470 mhz and I haven't found a 2m monoband radio that can RX outside of VHF. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 73! de Andy KC2SSB - WPYI880 (GMRS) Beachwood, NJ USA! Grid FM29vw http://vhfradiobuff.tripod.com |
Not only will a lot of amateur gear go into 500Mhz, but I have some
commercial two-way radios (Kenwood TK-840) that are legal for operation there as sold. Programmed with pc software. I need a radio that can TX on 2m with general RX on 500 mhz. I have yet to find one amateur radio that can do that. The dualbanders all seem to have a top RX range of around 470 mhz and I haven't found a 2m monoband radio that can RX outside of VHF. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 73! de Andy KC2SSB - WPYI880 (GMRS) Beachwood, NJ USA! Grid FM29vw http://vhfradiobuff.tripod.com |
VHFRadioBuff wrote:
Not only will a lot of amateur gear go into 500Mhz, but I have some commercial two-way radios (Kenwood TK-840) that are legal for operation there as sold. Programmed with pc software. I need a radio that can TX on 2m with general RX on 500 mhz. I have yet to find one amateur radio that can do that. The dualbanders all seem to have a top RX range of around 470 mhz and I haven't found a 2m monoband radio that can RX outside of VHF. http://www.icomamerica.com/amateur/d...le/ic208h.html http://www.icomamerica.com/amateur/d...c2720main.html HTH |
VHFRadioBuff wrote:
Not only will a lot of amateur gear go into 500Mhz, but I have some commercial two-way radios (Kenwood TK-840) that are legal for operation there as sold. Programmed with pc software. I need a radio that can TX on 2m with general RX on 500 mhz. I have yet to find one amateur radio that can do that. The dualbanders all seem to have a top RX range of around 470 mhz and I haven't found a 2m monoband radio that can RX outside of VHF. http://www.icomamerica.com/amateur/d...le/ic208h.html http://www.icomamerica.com/amateur/d...c2720main.html HTH |
http://www.icomamerica.com/amateur/d...le/ic208h.html
http://www.icomamerica.com/amateur/d...c2720main.html I really just need a radio that can TX on 2m (a monobander) and RX in the 500 mhz range. I don't need nor do I want a dualbander for this application. I should have clairified that at the begining, but I guess I didn't really know what I wanted then... So, does anyone know of any 2m mobiles (NOT DUALBANDERS) that can RX in the 500 mhz range? =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 73! de Andy KC2SSB - WPYI880 (GMRS) Beachwood, NJ USA! Grid FM29vw http://vhfradiobuff.tripod.com |
http://www.icomamerica.com/amateur/d...le/ic208h.html
http://www.icomamerica.com/amateur/d...c2720main.html I really just need a radio that can TX on 2m (a monobander) and RX in the 500 mhz range. I don't need nor do I want a dualbander for this application. I should have clairified that at the begining, but I guess I didn't really know what I wanted then... So, does anyone know of any 2m mobiles (NOT DUALBANDERS) that can RX in the 500 mhz range? =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 73! de Andy KC2SSB - WPYI880 (GMRS) Beachwood, NJ USA! Grid FM29vw http://vhfradiobuff.tripod.com |
On 27 Nov 2003 14:08:00 GMT, pamme (VHFRadioBuff)
wrote: http://www.icomamerica.com/amateur/d...le/ic208h.html http://www.icomamerica.com/amateur/d...c2720main.html I really just need a radio that can TX on 2m (a monobander) and RX in the 500 mhz range. I don't need nor do I want a dualbander for this application. I should have clairified that at the begining, but I guess I didn't really know what I wanted then... So, does anyone know of any 2m mobiles (NOT DUALBANDERS) that can RX in the 500 mhz range? 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... Bob k5qwg =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 73! de Andy KC2SSB - WPYI880 (GMRS) Beachwood, NJ USA! Grid FM29vw http://vhfradiobuff.tripod.com |
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? =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 73! de Andy KC2SSB - WPYI880 (GMRS) Beachwood, NJ USA! Grid FM29vw http://vhfradiobuff.tripod.com |
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? =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 73! de Andy KC2SSB - WPYI880 (GMRS) Beachwood, NJ USA! Grid FM29vw http://vhfradiobuff.tripod.com |
There's not really any reason for a 144 mhz tr/rc rig to receive in
the 500 mhz range #snip# 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? I think you misread his answer. I'd interpret/expand what I think he was trying to say as: "A 144 mhz tr/rc single-band rig will probably be designed with electronics which are optimized for this single task, for both cost and performance reasons. Adding a wideband receive capability to this sort of rig would change the technical requirements, and would probably either increase the cost or decrease the 144 MHz performance. There may not be enough of a market for this sort of somewhat-specialized rig, and thus you may find that no manufacturer has found it cost-effective to market such a product. A dual-band amateur rig, which has to go up to 440 anyhow, would need less modification of its design to be stretched to 500 MHz, and doing might not increase its cost or decrease its performance appreciably. Hence, you're much more likely to find 500 MHz receive capability in a dualband rig, than in a 2-meter monobander." There's no question that one *can* design a 2-meter rig with wideband receive. There's no question that this is what you, personally, want. There seems to be a big question as to whether enough people want that combination, for you to be able to find an actual, off-the-shelf commercial rig of this type on the market today. -- Dave Platt AE6EO Hosting the Jade Warrior home page: http://www.radagast.org/jade-warrior I do _not_ wish to receive unsolicited commercial email, and I will boycott any company which has the gall to send me such ads! |
There's not really any reason for a 144 mhz tr/rc rig to receive in
the 500 mhz range #snip# 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? I think you misread his answer. I'd interpret/expand what I think he was trying to say as: "A 144 mhz tr/rc single-band rig will probably be designed with electronics which are optimized for this single task, for both cost and performance reasons. Adding a wideband receive capability to this sort of rig would change the technical requirements, and would probably either increase the cost or decrease the 144 MHz performance. There may not be enough of a market for this sort of somewhat-specialized rig, and thus you may find that no manufacturer has found it cost-effective to market such a product. A dual-band amateur rig, which has to go up to 440 anyhow, would need less modification of its design to be stretched to 500 MHz, and doing might not increase its cost or decrease its performance appreciably. Hence, you're much more likely to find 500 MHz receive capability in a dualband rig, than in a 2-meter monobander." There's no question that one *can* design a 2-meter rig with wideband receive. There's no question that this is what you, personally, want. There seems to be a big question as to whether enough people want that combination, for you to be able to find an actual, off-the-shelf commercial rig of this type on the market today. -- Dave Platt AE6EO Hosting the Jade Warrior home page: http://www.radagast.org/jade-warrior I do _not_ wish to receive unsolicited commercial email, and I will boycott any company which has the gall to send me such ads! |
Just a follow up on this, if anyone was interested (and for the
archives in case anyone else is looking for this!). I found a radio that is a 2m mobile and has receive capabilities in UHF and even up into 800mhz. The Yaesu FT-3000. I found a used one that I will be buying! (Dave Platt) wrote in message ... "A 144 mhz tr/rc single-band rig will probably be designed with electronics which are optimized for this single task, for both cost and performance reasons. Adding a wideband receive capability to this sort of rig would change the technical requirements, and would probably either increase the cost or decrease the 144 MHz performance. There may not be enough of a market for this sort of somewhat-specialized rig, and thus you may find that no manufacturer has found it cost-effective to market such a product. A dual-band amateur rig, which has to go up to 440 anyhow, would need less modification of its design to be stretched to 500 MHz, and doing might not increase its cost or decrease its performance appreciably. Hence, you're much more likely to find 500 MHz receive capability in a dualband rig, than in a 2-meter monobander." There's no question that one *can* design a 2-meter rig with wideband receive. There's no question that this is what you, personally, want. There seems to be a big question as to whether enough people want that combination, for you to be able to find an actual, off-the-shelf commercial rig of this type on the market today. |
Just a follow up on this, if anyone was interested (and for the
archives in case anyone else is looking for this!). I found a radio that is a 2m mobile and has receive capabilities in UHF and even up into 800mhz. The Yaesu FT-3000. I found a used one that I will be buying! (Dave Platt) wrote in message ... "A 144 mhz tr/rc single-band rig will probably be designed with electronics which are optimized for this single task, for both cost and performance reasons. Adding a wideband receive capability to this sort of rig would change the technical requirements, and would probably either increase the cost or decrease the 144 MHz performance. There may not be enough of a market for this sort of somewhat-specialized rig, and thus you may find that no manufacturer has found it cost-effective to market such a product. A dual-band amateur rig, which has to go up to 440 anyhow, would need less modification of its design to be stretched to 500 MHz, and doing might not increase its cost or decrease its performance appreciably. Hence, you're much more likely to find 500 MHz receive capability in a dualband rig, than in a 2-meter monobander." There's no question that one *can* design a 2-meter rig with wideband receive. There's no question that this is what you, personally, want. There seems to be a big question as to whether enough people want that combination, for you to be able to find an actual, off-the-shelf commercial rig of this type on the market today. |
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