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20th May 2019, 19:14

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GarageYears

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Quote:

Originally Posted by dook

Herod,

243.0 is VHF. UHF starts at 300 mHz.

Technically correct, but everyone I know refers to 243 as "UHF guard".

I believe this is because most mil radios tune over the range 225.0Mhz to 399.995Mhz known as UHF-AM.

- GY