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| The new "narrow band" digital VHF radios don't give the problems with GPS systems like the old "wide band" radios did. Or at least ours don't.
I've had VHF radios since 1985. I haven't seen a reduction in talking range with the new "narrow band" radios that the FCC mandated a couple years ago. Actually have seen an increase in the range between "mobile" units. Usually have no problems reaching out 15-20 miles mobile to mobile. Range for hand helds usually are around a mile or so , about what they were previously. As for "tone squelch", nothing new, I've had it in my radios since I first went to the VHF. VHF signal will follow the curvature of the earth while UHF is straight line. That's why a UHF usually requires a repeater to get any range | |
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Uhf/vhf radios which are better
