icom ic-v8000

[Bender0506]

Hello everyone. I have a question. I have a modified icom ic-v8000 because i do local EMA work. I had a friend of mine program my radio and on our frequency he had to put in a split tone. where the tone had a - and + at the same time. how do I do that via the mic? I am trying to put in a local storm spotter frequency and they transmit on 157.600 and receive on 152.300 with a digital tone of 734.

I have a yeasu handheld and on the software for it it says that it is a split offset direction and on my handheld it shows the - and + at the same time. I am confused on this.

Any and all help appreciated. I have the receive frequency in my icom but when i put a plus offset direction so when i key up it goes to 157.600 with the digital tone it still does not work.

Any ideas?

Thank you greatly!

 

[gewecke]

Hello everyone. I have a question. I have a modified icom ic-v8000 because i do local EMA work. I had a friend of mine program my radio and on our frequency he had to put in a split tone. where the tone had a - and + at the same time. how do I do that via the mic? I am trying to put in a local storm spotter frequency and they transmit on 157.600 and receive on 152.300 with a digital tone of 734.

I have a yeasu handheld and on the software for it it says that it is a split offset direction and on my handheld it shows the - and + at the same time. I am confused on this.

Any and all help appreciated. I have the receive frequency in my icom but when i put a plus offset direction so when i key up it goes to 157.600 with the digital tone it still does not work.

Any ideas?

Thank you greatly!

You are a Licensed amateur radio op and you're sitting there telling US that you knowingly transmit out of band on a modded radio?

Think about that for a second...


73,
n9zas

 

[W2NJS]

A. He may not be a ham, to start with.
B. He may have a license for the frequencies listed.
C. He's using an illegal radio if he is licensed, since it's not Part 90 certified.
D. He needs help from his system administrator, assuming such a person exists.

 

[gewecke]

A. He may not be a ham, to start with.
B. He may have a license for the frequencies listed.
C. He's using an illegal radio if he is licensed, since it's not Part 90 certified.
D. He needs help from his system administrator, assuming such a person exists.

Umm...I pick C.

73,
n9zas

 

[canav844]

Well instead of sarcasm or flaming, while you can use any radio of sound engineering on the ham bands, including one you've made yourself, for public safety use the radio needs to be FCC Part 90 approved (not compliant but actually approved by the FCC). So when you travel outside of the 2m band for such purposes your ham rig will no longer work, and if you want to go to MURS you'll need Part95 approval. And despite the attitudes here on RR, don't worry I've met several amateurs in EMA and Volunteer Fire Departments that didn't even know there was a difference/disparity in the regulations, and that even when the radios would have proper emissions it was still a matter of bureaucracy to make it legal.

So as far as a radio for Part90 approval similar to the IC-V8000 that you seem to favor I'd recommend this radio: IC-F5021 Series VHF and UHF Transceivers - Features - Icom America It'll cover your EMA and ham 2m frequencies so you can get more use out of it, but it needs all it's programming to be done via software, that you can purchase when you buy the radio.

As far as programming odd splits for the V8000 so that when you're on the ham band, and you come across an older repeater pre-600kHz shift, you can follow the download link for the manual here (something good to have on hand):IC-V8000 144MHz FM Transceiver - Features - Icom America

If you're looking to just listen to the EMA stuff out of band with the V8000, which is perfectly legal and something I do myself, then I skip the hassle of the repeater input because it's almost always the case that the talk-around is the repeater output on simplex and listening to the output is almost always going to get me a better signal than listening to the input and only getting half the conversation anyways.

Talk to your Communications experts in the public safety arena, I'm sure they can recommend what has and has not worked for them as far as radio go and depending on the use, and relationship with them, may even program a radio for you.

 

[gewecke]

Nope, no flaming intended.
Merely suggesting forethought before hand.


73,
n9zas

 

[W2NJS]

My ABCD list, above, was intended to suggest the only definite inferences that could be drawn from the OP's post, and nothing more...or less. There is always so much jumping to conclusions in so many posts on this board, but here we are with someone suggesting that the OP is ham but there is no evidence of that. It pays to read carefully, and if you think a post says something wrong or inaccurate you might want to go back and read it again.

 

[K9WG]

... snip ..., but here we are with someone suggesting that the OP is ham but there is no evidence of that.... snip ...

Uh, only the ham radio icon and his call letters WB0UWZ

 

[Bender0506]

ok well I talked to my boss ( I work for a sheriff's department) and they are just going to get me a radio instead. and yes I am licensed but it is for work purposes. I do not transmit my amateur license over the air. I have a DSN from work I use instead.

 

[W2NJS]

My ABCD list, above, was intended to suggest the only definite inferences that could be drawn from the OP's post, and nothing more...or less. There is always so much jumping to conclusions in so many posts on this board, but here we are with someone suggesting that the OP is ham but there is no evidence of that. It pays to read carefully, and if you think a post says something wrong or inaccurate you might want to go back and read it again.

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I guess I'm just a good example of my own criticism, and I obviously should have noted the amateur radio icon. That being said, it still leaves my B, C, and D comments as valid. Being uninformed about FCC certifications for radios might get a person in a tight spot, but I guess that kind of stuff isn't covered in the exams of today.

 

[MTS2000des]

ok well I talked to my boss ( I work for a sheriff's department) and they are just going to get me a radio instead. and yes I am licensed but it is for work purposes. I do not transmit my amateur license over the air. I have a DSN from work I use instead.

Best route to go, even if you have a personally owned part 90 radio, if it hasn't been bench tested or is an "eBay special", do you really want to trust your life to it? If you are using personally provided gear, always have a reputable radio shop (or in house help desk if your agency has one) to have it tested and a fit-for-duty certificate issued. Never can be too careful these days.