rfjunkie

Recent Technician here. From my travels on the net so far, it seems you may want to also add the following for simplex communication in 70cm: Discovered via https://www.azfreqcoord.org/bp/bp.htm (PDFs of the bands are on the left menu). 446.0000 Simplex (National Calling, already included in the list) 440.9250 Narrow Band Simplex 441.0250 Simplex 446.0250 Simplex 446.0500 Simplex 446.5000 Simplex Finding these band plans is really helping me program up my HTs. How goofy will I look hanging out on top of a mountain, surrounded by 6 HTs (*one decent one for Tx and 5 or so more cheap ones for dual watch coverage of multiple channels?) Idk but I kind of want to find out.. . There are 2m and 1.25m VHF band plans with similar designated simplex frequencies that can be used, plus repeater listings linked to in the upper left of the menu that's worth a look. My guess is that repeaterbook status info is more up-to-date than static PDFs, but they also sort by location and have maps pinned for some bands in the lists.

My first two (2-pack kit) were fine (anecdotally, even better reception once I got a couple Nagoya 701g 5.5in antennas for them). I just ordered a third one (plus another Nagoya 5.5in) - here's to hoping..

... When the price of a handheld radio from [big-box-platform] is less than a three-pack of Don Francisco's coffee now-a-days... licking the handheld's battery leads may be a cheaper pick-me-up in the mornings*. (* prolly' shouldn't try that if my childhood experiences with 9-volt batteries are any indication )