Frequency Range Receive: | 108 - 137 MHz |
0 | 137 - 520 MHz |
0 | 700 - 999 MHz (Cellular Blocked) |
Frequency Range Transmit: | 144 - 148 MHz |
0 | 430 - 450 MHz |
In my area, the emergency bands are on the 150's ranges and the 450 ranges and I do hear stuff come through on those frequencies when I do a "quick scan". You would need to check your local frequency list to see what yours run. You can check it here. RadioReference.com - Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference Database
I'll say it a zillion times though, you MUST have a fcc license to transmit on a ham radio. If you don't have a license, then you can still go ahead and get one, but you'll only be allowed to receive. When I was studying for my exam, I went ahead and bought one, but was only listening until my license came in.
It weights a little over 13oz.
Last night, I got on our Emergency net and we did a simplex operation (without the help of repeaters), and I was able to talk to someone 40 miles from me with the factory installed "rubber duckie" antenna. I was at 1400 feet and they heard me at full sound very good. The net operators couldn't believe my signal could reach that far with a handheld, but then again they never had anyone that high up call in on the net to do simplex. To find out, they have nominated me to call the Emergency net in our area next week. I'm like, wow, oh wow. I am going to borrow a baofeng and a Wouxun hand held from the same location and do a comparison on all three of them to see what the results will be. There are a few hams in my area that will loan them out to me for the test.
I bought mine from gigaparts.com and it was at the time $179.00, but found out they are much cheaper at R & L Radio or Ham Radio Outlet. R&L has them right now for $139 and HRO has them for $149.
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