Outer Limits 4x4 Board

I read somewhere that wide band transceivers are not as accurate as narrow band (approx 450-500 Mhz) transceivers.

Is this true?

Whilst the ICOM IC-208H (118-173, 230-549 and 810-999 MHz) looks like a bloody good unit, since it's a wideband is it as accurate as a 2 dedicated UHF and VHF units?

TheOtherLeft wrote:I read somewhere that wide band transceivers are not as accurate as narrow band (approx 450-500 Mhz) transceivers.

Is this true?

Whilst the ICOM IC-208H (118-173, 230-549 and 810-999 MHz) looks like a bloody good unit, since it's a wideband is it as accurate as a 2 dedicated UHF and VHF units?

Scanners/ transceivers that receive a wide selection of the spectrum (say 118mhz-999mhz) usually do not sound anywhere near as clear or loud as a receiver/transceiver that only picks up 450mhz-490mhz. It'll still hear it but you might have to turn the volume up or put up with more background white noise, even if you have a strong signal.

For example i have a handheld Icom scanner/receiver which receives from 0.150 mhz up to something like 1300mhz but when i'm listening to UHF (470mhz) i prefer to listen to my icom 41s or base units because they only receive that band are super clear in comparison to the wide band receiver.

cheers

you will probably find the radio will be programed up for the Amature UHF bands and not for UHF CB

but of course thats never stopped anyone from reprogramming radios for UHF CB