The 430 to 440 MHz band: the 70-centimetre allocation and the spectrum it shares

May 26, 2026

Ten megahertz is not much room. Yet the 430 to 440 MHz band — universally known among radio operators as...
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The 406 to 430 MHz band: distress beacons, federal land mobile, space surveillance radar, and the gap before 70cm

May 26, 2026

There are bands in the UHF spectrum that carry a single dominant function — a military block, a broadcast allocation,...
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The UHF MetSat and MetAids band: weather data from balloon to satellite, squeezed into a few megahertz

May 26, 2026

Every weather forecast you have seen in the past fifty years has depended, in some part, on a narrow slice...
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The 30 to 88 MHz band: the original tactical radio range, and why it still matters

May 26, 2026

There is a version of this frequency range that most people encounter without knowing it. The upper edge of 88...
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The 318 to 400 MHz band: the upper tier of military aviation spectrum, and where it ends

May 26, 2026

Every allocation boundary tells a story. The one at 400 MHz is particularly instructive. Below it lies the upper portion...
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The 243 to 270 MHz band: where military communications meet the distress frequency that never sleeps

May 26, 2026

If any single frequency justifies knowing an entire band, it is 243.0 MHz. That frequency sits at the bottom edge...
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The 292 to 318 MHz band: a quiet stretch of spectrum with serious neighbours

May 26, 2026

Spend any time with a spectrum analyzer and you will notice that not all frequency ranges are created equal. Some...
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Baofeng K5 Plus Ham Radio 10W: Specifications, Features and What Customers Think

May 23, 2026

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Baofeng GM-15 Pro GMRS Radio: Specifications, Features and What Customers Think

May 23, 2026

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Midland LXT630X3VP3 FRS Walkie Talkies: Specifications, Features and What Customers Think

May 23, 2026

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