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2 meter
The 2-meter amateur radio band is a portion of the VHF radio spectrum, comprising frequencies stretching from 144 MHz to 148 MHz in International Telecommunication Union region (ITU) Regions 2 (North and South America plus Hawaii) and 3 (Asia and Oceania) and from 144 MHz to 146 MHz in ITU Region 1 (Europe, Africa, and Russia). The license privileges of amateur radio operators include the use of frequencies within this band for telecommunication, usually conducted locally within a range of about 100 miles (160 km).
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This is the second radio that I purchased less than a year ago, so that my wife and I could stay in touch while we spent the winter in the Sonoran desert, in Arizona. I have a side by side that I use to explore old gold mines, etc. and I travel many miles away from our campsite. As it...
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The title pretty much says everything. I bought this radio and a Yaesu to use in the Sonoran desert so that my wife and I could stay in touch. As it turns out, we were way too many miles from any repeaters to communicate on them. I bought both of these radios less than a year ago for this...
I had three of these in a couple of my vehicles and then one that I used for a "base"station. Two of them are now sold and gone. I found this one in a file drawer! Anyway, these have a 35 watt output and will easily work all the repeaters in the greater Portland Metro area. 10 memory channels...