What is true frequency range. There are two different ranges listed. One shows HF and VHF and the other shows HF only?
54719
Do not buy it, is not good, doesn t give the acurate swr and power, you better buy an opek power meter or another one73's
54720
I have used this meter for my Ham radio on the HF bands (160 thru 10 meters). It might work on the VHF bands but would be very inaccurate. It will read field strength on 2 meters, as it has registered on the meter using my 2 meter HT. Hope this helps. For the price it is usable, but the accuracy is not great. If used to tune an antenna to minimum VSWR it will work, but the power out it reads will not be that accurate.
369018
Don't know about the others, this one is very good. Bought it for my aunt who lived far out in the country. She could view stations over 100 miles away. UHF or VHF, I think they're all digital now anyway.
897768
VHF is 'line of sight' transmission which essentially means that if the two locations wishing to communicate can 'see' the antenna of the other then communication is possible. Normally with a hand-held radio such as this one it would mean that you're limited to considerably less than 15 miles because the curve of the earth will preclude a 'line of sight' that far. The only exception would be if the other location (i.e. - the Lock) has a very tall antenna then it could be possible, but only if the antenna is very tall.
1483741
You need a Ham technician license to operate these units on the VHF & UHF bands using FM. They put out the maximum allowed wattage of 5 watts for hand helds. In the city with buildings you may get 1-2 miles and in the county 3-5 or even more if a straight line of sight. You will get a far greater range if you use a repeater station. These units are far more powerful and feature laden than the FRM/GMRS FM hand helds that do not require a license. Many make the ridiculous claim of up to 36 miles, but in most cases they are only good for a mile in the city and 2 miles in the country since I also own a pair and have tested them. You need a Ham technician license to operate these units on the VHF & UHF bands using FM. They put out the maximum allowed wattage of 5 watts for hand helds. In the city with buildings you may get 1-2 miles and in the county 3-5 or even more if a straight line of sight. You will get a far greater range if you use a repeater station. These units are far more powerful and feature laden than the FRM/GMRS FM hand helds that do not require a license. Many make the ridiculous claim of up to 36 miles, but in most cases they are only good for a mile in the city and 2 miles in the country since I... » Read More You need a Ham technician license to operate these units on the VHF & UHF bands using FM. They put out the maximum allowed wattage of 5 watts for hand helds. In the city with buildings you may get 1-2 miles and in the county 3-5 or even more if a straight line of sight. You will get a far greater range if you use a repeater station. These units are far more powerful and feature laden than the FRM/GMRS FM hand helds that do not require a license. Many make the ridiculous claim of up to 36 miles, but in most cases they are only good for a mile in the city and 2 miles in the country since I also own a pair and have tested them. « Show Less
699352
This radio comes in two models. The UV-82 which has the Frequency Range: 136-174 and 400-520MHz and the UV-82X which has the Frequency Range: VHF: 136-174 MHz(Rx/Tx). UHF: 220-260 MHz(Rx/Tx). If the Police or other Agency you wish to listen to operates in any of these ranges you can monitor them. Most Police now use encrypted radio bands to prevent monitoring, but Fire and other agencies may still be using non-encrypted bands. You will need to check in your area for the frequencies used by your City and County. Please be aware that these radios will also transmit in these bands and it is against the law to do so with out the proper license. You will get into big trouble if you cause interference on Emergency bands.
464561
From Product details:"Supports 1080p HD. Frequency Range: VHF 86-230MHz, UHF 470-862MHz "
1355898
Cross band repeating... means the radio is listening on UHF retransmitting on VHF and vice versa. So if you want to work into a 2m repeater you'll need your HTs on UHF to the 8800 and it'll do VHF to and from the repeater.
30410
Frequency Range UHF 400-470MHz. On mine I get my local fire dept which is 33.48000 but also 453.17500. I hope this helps.
1882800
No. This model antenna is specific to UHF frequencies. For VHF at that distance, I'd recommend this <http://is.gd/OhpTQJ>.
1091478
Yep, Christine, it will tackle both frequency ranges. It is no different in it basic design parameters than the old rabbit ears from back in the television stone ages. Back when we had to bang rocks together to change the channels. It is just neater looking. Remember, UHF is more line of sight than VHF, so they can be blocked easier by, hills, buildings, trees, etc than VHF.
1022564
The frequency codes are preset in the radio. Look in the manual and it will guide you to what you need to do for codes> Look on pages 24-25
1844432
No. This radio, whether tuned by dial or direct entry, can tune only to 29999 kHz, which is the top of the HF bands. Both services that you mentioned are in the VHF portion of the radio spectrum.
1882799
according to specs the gain is negative for VHF, so you will be better off with a plain dipole for that frequency range.I have a station on VHF channel 12 very close and this antenna won't pick it up, but it is pretty good with the remote UHF stations.
1397905
In the info on the Amazon product posting, it does clearly say "Receives Crystal Clear UHF HDTV Signals." Since it doesn't mention VHF, you should assume that it's intended for UHF and not VHF. That said, it is possible to pick up stations in the upper VHF band with this antenna. For instance, I use it to pick up a station broadcasting on real channel 11 that's about 40 miles away. Signals in upper VHF (10 & 11) can be picked up, but they aren't as strong as the UHF stations.
176138
It's not the mode (FM vs. AM) that determines the range, it's the frequency. These radios are in the 450-ish MHz range, while CB's are in the 27MHz range. The 27MHz frequencies are subject to propagation, etc. The range on a 888S is going to be a couple miles at most under ideal conditions. A CB's normal range is considerably greater, and when propagation is high, you can quite literally talk around the world on the CB. As was said in the other answer, FM is going to provide far superior clarity over AM.
591239
I have the lower end DB8 (not this "e" version) which gets all the VHF stations 20 miles distant, much thru forested terrain. 40 stations if you include the UHF. I am using an amp but even prior to the amp I still got most of them. I think for shorter distances like my 20 miles, these antennas are underrated.
1091479
it will not pick up VHF channels with a tower within 2 miles of my home and no tall buildings, seems to work for UHF. but if you want both buy something else!