Howdy all,
First time post, wanted to get you radio gurus opinion
Looking to replace a old aviation yassu radio I had in my bag, I used it for soloing the occasional student, but mostly for picking up clearances without powering the plane up when the FBOs didn’t have a radio I could use, my old the radio took a hit and died, I’m looking to replace it.
Would be great to have radio I could use for more than just aviation use, and am interested in getting some HAM certs, I read the BF-F8HP can be unlocked and has a transceiver chip that can operate 100-1000mhz.
Can the F8HP receive and transmit on the aviation band if reprogrammed, 108-137mhz in 8.33 or 25mhz spacing?
Also will it work with any flexible strip antennas anyone can recommend? The demise of my last radio was from a impact on the antenna that cracked the board of the radio.
Thanks!
Jack
First time post, wanted to get you radio gurus opinion
Looking to replace a old aviation yassu radio I had in my bag, I used it for soloing the occasional student, but mostly for picking up clearances without powering the plane up when the FBOs didn’t have a radio I could use, my old the radio took a hit and died, I’m looking to replace it.
Would be great to have radio I could use for more than just aviation use, and am interested in getting some HAM certs, I read the BF-F8HP can be unlocked and has a transceiver chip that can operate 100-1000mhz.
Can the F8HP receive and transmit on the aviation band if reprogrammed, 108-137mhz in 8.33 or 25mhz spacing?
Also will it work with any flexible strip antennas anyone can recommend? The demise of my last radio was from a impact on the antenna that cracked the board of the radio.
Thanks!
Jack