Options in HF-band HTs

[Overstep2273]

I'm looking for some opinions on HTs that can transmit in the HF bands, ideally anywhere from 14mhz up to 54mhz, and then in the 2m band with SSB and FM. I am only aware of a handful that currently exist that can be delivered to the USA. I have already looked on Google, but not terribly successfully.

None explicitly mention whether 2m SSB is supported.

Here's what I am currently aware of:
Radtel 880G - Conflicting info. Some say 11m band only, some listings say will transmit 17m up to 10m, then 2m and 70cm. No clue.
Radtel RT910, no HF except 6m. Has 2m and 70cm.
iRadio UV-98: 17m through 6m on HF, then 2m and 70cm.
Quansheng TK11. 10m up to 6m, then 2m and 70cm.

These all seem like variations of the same radio, some perhaps a little more hot rodded than the others.

That's about all I've found. Is there anything I'm missing that covers:
2m SSB, 2m FM, 6m SSB and FM, and ideally 10-17m USB?

And it comes with a pony. That can drive a car while playing an accordion. I don't think that's too much to ask.

 

[KD8DVR]

FYI, 6 meters is VHF, not HF.

 

[hill]

HF on an HT will be very limited.

Years ago Tokyo Hi Power had handheld radio that did 40M, 15M and think 6M. All SSB, but they are kind of pricey.

Think I have only saw one in wild once at a hamfast with them being very rare

 

[EAFrizzle]

The Radtel RT-880 has three operating bands in the transceiver section: 18 - 64 MHz, 64 - 620 MHz, and 820 - 1000 MHz. All bands will transmit on FM only (civil aeronautical frequencies are transmit blocked) the transceiver section will receive in AM and SSB. The receiver section (called FM Radio in the menu) covers LW/MW/SW/FM BCB and has AM/CW/LSB/USB modes available in LW, MW, and SW. I haven't messed with the FM bands on the receiver section, so I don't know if you can change modes there.

As a transceiver, the coverage from 18 to 27 MHz is little more than a novelty being FM only. On 27, it could be good for campsite work, and I've seen videos of 10 meter repeater work for the RT-880 and 860

As a practical transceiver, you get 10, 6, and 2 meters, along with 70 and 33 cm for amateur work. Hope that info helps.

 

[EAFrizzle]

Also, the iRadio UV-98 and the Radtel RT-880 are the same radio rebranded.

 

[Overstep2273]

The Radtel RT-880 has three operating bands in the transceiver section: 18 - 64 MHz, 64 - 620 MHz, and 820 - 1000 MHz. All bands will transmit on FM only (civil aeronautical frequencies are transmit blocked) the transceiver section will receive in AM and SSB. The receiver section (called FM Radio in the menu) covers LW/MW/SW/FM BCB and has AM/CW/LSB/USB modes available in LW, MW, and SW. I haven't messed with the FM bands on the receiver section, so I don't know if you can change modes there.

As a transceiver, the coverage from 18 to 27 MHz is little more than a novelty being FM only. On 27, it could be good for campsite work, and I've seen videos of 10 meter repeater work for the RT-880 and 860

As a practical transceiver, you get 10, 6, and 2 meters, along with 70 and 33 cm for amateur work. Hope that info helps.

That's unfortunate. I was hoping I'd found the holy grail -- an HF SSB HT. Thanks for the info. With the FM only, it really is rather low in utility unless your target recipient is also using one of these, or you happen to be in the 6m band on the FM simplex.

 

[EAFrizzle]

There are a couple of compact all-mode HF rigs, but they're not what I would call easily hand held or worn on the belt. One is the Xiegu X6200 and I forget the other one that's a bit smaller form factor, but I think it's still in development. The X6200 will only get you HF and 6 meters; the other my be HF only.

 

[merlin]

What I have for an HT covering HF is a Quansheng UV-K5(8) with the IJV mod.
Low frequency with this mod is 20 MHz then 7 bands to 1203 MHz. There are air band frequencies locked to RX only (overridable but not advised.)
So, you have 15 meters AM, FM, SSB, CW up to 23 CM band.
So, does it work? Very acceptably IMO.
I have sat at truck stops talking to truckers with CB, I monitored all the air/mil-air frequencies at Ft Lauderdale air show, and chat with my brother on GMRS channels. Took some arm twisting to get a local ham to chat with me on 1.25 Meters but it worked fine.

 

[merlin]

Xiegu

Not a bad radio, plenty of bang for the buck.

 

[merlin]

That's about all I've found. Is there anything I'm missing that covers:
2m SSB, 2m FM, 6m SSB and FM, and ideally 10-17m USB?

I'll go out on a limb here and say most of the portables from 15 meters up with SSB will do all modes at least to 450 MHz.