CAN I USE MY VHF HT1550 XLS TO MONITOR AIR CART AUDIO

[radioguy224]

I HAVE A VHF HT1550XLS AND I AM LOOKING TO SEE IF I CAN USE IT TO MONITOR AIR CRAFTS AUDIO

 

[IcomIcR20]

I doubt it as when I looked up that radio, I see the frequency coverage of 136-174 MHz. That is above the VHF airband (118-136 MHz).

Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[FFPM571]

Nope Air band also AM not FM

 

[radioguy224]

WHAT IS THE BEST HANDHELD RADIO

 

[IcomIcR20]

That's a very broad question... like asking what is the best car

For what specific applications are you looking for a radio? The answer will vary greatly until we have an idea of what bands and modes you are looking for. Are you looking for an airband radio?

 

[jaspence]

The BC125XT is a good choice for analog monitoring and has coverage for monitoring many aircraft frequencies.

 

[Danny37]

WHAT IS THE BEST HANDHELD RADIO

Justa an FYI, posting in all caps can be seen as yelling or/and rude.

The Yaesu vxa-700 is a dualband radio that covers the aircraft AM band and the 2 meter ham band. I believe they're discontinued but I've seen them on eBay from time to time. Looks identical to yaesu vx-7r family.

 

[Lynch_Christopher]

If your looking for a airband only radio I would go with Icom. I have the A14 and it is a great radio.

 

[majoco]

Handhelds are great if you want to go to your local airfield, but if you want to listen from home then an outside antenna is much better - even so it's sometimes difficult to hear the ground frequency and aircraft on the ground too. Anything more than 10miles or so tends to be noisy. The high altitude ATC transmitters are often on high hilltops so you can hear them quite well.