I use an avitatiin unicom and hold my restricted radio operators license. I know that aircraft unicoms are NOT AM frequencies. They are vhf and even uhf freqs.Originally Posted by bush1
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I use an avitatiin unicom and hold my restricted radio operators license. I know that aircraft unicoms are NOT AM frequencies. They are vhf and even uhf freqs.
I have been running them for years with the team I'm with for the other hobby and I can't say a bad thing about them. I have beaten it through hell and back and it still keeps on going. Hardest part is understanding the program side of it. But we have a comms guy who does that for us.
I have an iCOM 80-AD that picks up air traffic from the skies around Toronto. It does receive AM though does not transmit AM - only transmits in the VHF/UHF amateur bands. Cost me a lot more than the Baofengs...
http://www.icomcanada.com/products/amateur/amateur_ic-80ad.html (This model has been replaced by something else now)
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so much miss information.
AM = Amplitude Modulation
FM = Frequency Modulation
VHF = Very High Frequency
UHF = Ultra High Frequency
VHF BAND = 118-174 Mhz
UHF BAND = 410-512 Mhz
the stock UV=5R radios operate in the VHF 136-174 Mhz and UHF bands 410 -512 Mhz and receive and transmit in the FM mode not AM. Aircraft bands are in the VHF band and are mostly all around and in the 118-128 Mhz area, and operate in the AM mode.
the radio will also receive in the FM broadcast band 65-108 FM/
technically speaking because the radio will transmit in the HAM bands you are supposed to have a licenced for the radio. however, if you are HAM because this radio will opereate OUTSIDE the HAM bands it is not allowed to be used in the HAM bands ether. But nobody looks anymore to see what you are using for a radio.
if you are a commercial operator you are supposed to buy a licence from the gov, and get assigned a frequency, but again because these radios will operate in the HAM bands they are against the rules to use them commercially, and again, nobody looks anymore, nobody cares what you are using for equipment.
however, there are so many out there, and so few who care about that stuff, you will never be in trouble using them as long as you stay out of the ham bands and do not bother any commercial opperators, or the RCMP who still use the VHF band.
I have several, use them on the farm, for hunting, for whatever just don't bother others stick the the FRS frequincys and you will be fine
so the bottom line is buy them use them have fun enjoy, don't bother anyone, stay out of the ham bands, and you will be fine
Last edited by Beater; 05-08-2017 at 05:42 PM.
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vhf and uhf are frequency blocks, areas. those frequincys can be transmitted on in AM, FM and DIGITAL the two are separate
aircraft operate mostly in the 118.000 - 128.999 Mhz AREAS of the VHF band, and they operate in the AM mode. lots of ground traffic and fuel ect ect in the airport may operate in both VHF and UHF , AM and FM modes, but tower to aircraft or ground to aircraft is all AM mode. for the long distances the also use SW mode and operate in the 5.5 Mhz area
Last edited by Beater; 05-08-2017 at 10:19 AM.
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Canam no longer selling radios?
Yes, we have a new batch coming soon
Any thoughts on when they're coming? I bought a batch of 5R's last year looking for some more ... and maybe a couple antenna's, programming cable ...
ETA on radios? Will need to buy a bunch soon.
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CANAM ETA would be fantastic. And to confirm they are the 8w BaoFeng BF-F8HP
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