I would like to know if ICOM ever made a UHF equivalent for the IC V8000? Everything I hear about the V8000 is good so I wonder, did ICOM complete the package and make a UHF version? Would be nice to have both if they are both that good. Anyone's thoughts? Thanks.
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UHF equivalent for ICOM IC V8000?
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Nope.
MTS2000des
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Plenty of affordable Icom land mobile radios that fit the bill. None of them are 75 watts, but I have several IC-F6061's that put out well over the rated 45 watts, have superb sensitivity and selectivity, fast scan, plenty of zones with nice long alphanumeric names, CTCSS,DCS, 2-tone, 5-tone....CopSounds™ and FireSounds™, you name it, they do it. Built like a tank. Covers the full UHF band and is part 90 certified too. I paid $75 a piece for them.
paulears
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I can't even imagine why anybody needs over maybe 25-40W? All that happens is people hear you, respond, and you cannot hear them.
I understand about the ICOM commercial/PS radios. I was hoping for something like the V8000, rugged, and programmable without carrying a laptop with me wherever I go. I have two ICOM IC F121's and a IC F221, as well as a KENWOOD TK-7180K and TK-8180K. I worked for an ICOM and KENWOOD dealer/service center after retirement. I really like the commercial radios because of their ruggedness and frankly, better audio. But I was just hoping about the UHF equivalent. RE: the "needs over maybe 25-40W?", Well, there are times when more power makes sense. Not being able to use a longer high gain antenna (stealth, 1/4 wave requirement. PS or XYL !!!). Thanks folks for the replies. Guess I'll stick with my ICOM and KENWOOD commercials and lug my laptop when I travel.
MTS2000des
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Kinda sucks but all of the "big three" stopped making "other band" mono band radios starting in the early to mid 1990s. At one time, it was cool to have a "stack" of say, Kenwood TM-x31 series: TM-231 for 2m, TM-331 for 220, TM-431 for UHF, and a TM-531 for 1.2. That was 1990. Man, I miss those days!
The Icom IC-900 and IC-901 series were for amateur radio, not land mobile, aka "commercial", radio.
N4KVE
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Decades ago the big 3 would make single band VHF, UHF, & 220 radios. Then the dual band VHF, & UHF radio came out. But in some cases the UHF radio was $200 more than the VHF version, making the dual band radio cheaper than a VHF, & UHF radio. Over the years while checking the big 3’s US catalogs, there would be no UHF version of a VHF radio sold here, but by checking their international catalogs, these UHF radios existed in other countries, & were sold on E-Bay for those who had to have one here. But this V8000 has no UHF equivalent anywhere.
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Range increase going from 45w to 75w can be measured in inches...
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