VHF bang for buck

[Double nasty]

Looking at running a VHF in my jeep. The freqs we run up here is 137-178 which radio would be the best and what antenna set up I do alot of wheelin an also would like wether channels cause here in AK weather turns in minutes thanks guys!


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[lamarrsy]

What is *your* definition of "best radio"??? We can't give help if you don't say what you mean by "best" ;-)

What type of license and on which frequency (ies) do you expect to operate in this VHF band?

If you don't know, buy a pair of FRS handheld radios rated for the highest distance in miles, you don't need licenses for these. Or get a pair o GMRS which in the states need a license IIRC.

Oh, and : You have a typo in the frequencies span you list for VHF: there's no radio comms higher that 174MHz....
Good luck

 

[kd-5-bgt]

Depends on if you have a ham radio license or not.....

If you have a ham radio license I would say take a hard look at the Yaesu FT 2900 ..I have two of them, one in mobile and one in the house, and they are tough little radios

Outside of that I am not sure...

 

[Road Squawker]

Looking at running a VHF in my jeep. The freqs we run up here is 137-178...

if you have the license, I can recommend a rig that will TX from 144.1 - 148 MHz.

DON'T get caught "bootlegging" on any Amateur band

 

[w9cll]

Humm :headbang

 

[Double nasty]

The group I roll with have a commercial license and right now I'm studying for my golden ticket...... The MHz they run is 151.400 and 157.650 and I'm looking for a radio that has weather channels and tx and rx between 144-174 or whatever MHz it is... An also antenna


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[Double nasty]

And that won't break the pocket book!!


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[Nicholas440]

If you're studying for your ham license then you know that the VHF ham spectrum on 2 meters is from 144 to 148 mhz. Using a ham radio to transmit at 150 mhz is illegal . You would need something like FRS, or GMRS radio not an amateur radio. There are some good FRS and GMRS radios that have a range of 10 miles.

 

[K0epp]

I'd ask the other guys involved with the commercial licence what they are using. The Moto CM200 has TX/RX in the freqs you listed. You would need to have a Moto dealer program the channels used in the commercial license.