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Frequency question
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JethrowJohnson
I love P25
Any radio scanner that can operate on the VHF (Very High Frequency) band, and most, if not all, do. Is that the only channel you want to hear or are there other ones?
A VHF radio??? Or am I missing something?
Johnpayette
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No there are several channels we listen to at the same time. Mostly I listen to Community VFD and HFD at the same time those are 450mhz or 453Mhz and I program my kenwoods with these channels
I’m not understanding. You need a VHF radio to monitor a 154 mHz frequency.
I think he might be looking for a specific radio, in which case, we'll be here all night while everyone brags about their favorite "VHF" radio. Mine's not a vhf, it's a Uniden.
Ok. APX8500 (since this is in the Motorola forum).
I’m confused.
JethrowJohnson
I love P25
Almost all radios have VHF and UHF. As long as there aren't any digital channels or trunked systems you want to monitor, then just about any scanner can listen to it.
Assuming your Kenwoods are UHF? Why not just pick up a VHF Kenwood since you seem to be familiar?
If you are just monitoring, use a scanner. If you are a member of a public safety agency, talk with the radio officer of that agency.
Since there are two different frequency ranges listed, very few professional radios will do the job. Some Motorola models, as mentioned, and some Kenwood models have the ability to operate two radio bodies with a single control head.
Since there are two different frequency ranges listed, very few professional radios will do the job. Some Motorola models, as mentioned, and some Kenwood models have the ability to operate two radio bodies with a single control head.
Johnpayette
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I am familiar with Kenwoods and have 2 in my wrecker 450mhz which covers most of west Houston I am a wrecker driver and a lot of guys want radios in east Houston area and the frequency is in the lower like 154.000 it doesn't have to be a Motorola radio. I have 2 Kenwoods 2 APX 4500 and several XTL 2500s in the 700/800 range and just picked up a APX 7500
JethrowJohnson
I love P25
Well, I'm not an expert on professional radios, but for the APX series, you should be able to get one and order it as a multi-band radio with VHF/UHF and 700/800 MHz if the ones you listed above don't already support VHF.
Moved to Industry Discussion since this doesn’t appear to be MSI specific. Or is it??? IDK. 🤷♂️
Johnpayette
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Ok thanks
mmckenna
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Easiest: Get a scanner, they'll cover VHF and UHF (as well as VHF Low, 700, 800, 900MHz) and the newer models will cover you if they go to NXDN digital, DMR digital or P25. One suitable radio, one good antenna, you're covered, and it'll do more than any commercial radio will do for the price. Plus, they are a heck of a lot easier to program.
If you don't want a scanner, then you need to give us an idea of what your budget is, what your technical knowledge is, what cables/programming software you have, etc. Then someone could make some suggestions on what specifically you need to look at.
Kenwood makes a lot of VHF capable radios that will cover the 154.445 frequency. If all you need is analog, a TK-7180 will do everything you need.
Motorola had the XTL-2500 in VHF, UHF, 7/800 and 900mhz band.
APX can be had in VHF, if you are willing to pay for it.
You need to understand the wrecker (or tow truck to the rest of the world) industry in the Houston area. They depend on being able to reliably monitor PS stuff so scanners just don't cut it. They need "real" radios.
Now back to the confusion.
clbsquared
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No, they do not. Only a handful of radios are available in dual band VHF / UHF
You can’t just order any APX radio and have it set up as dual band. The APX 8000 series is the only APX that offers more than two bands. And it’s a few $$$thousand$$$.
JethrowJohnson
I love P25
Oh okay. The first comment though was mainly about scanners, and then I realized a scanner wouldn't be what he's looking for.
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