MT1000 VHF on 144.39 mHz???

[Tom in D.C.]

Can someone tell me if an MT1000 will tune reliably all the way down
to 144.39 mHz? My gut feeling is that it would be a crap shoot, with
high possibility of failure, but I need the experience of someone who has
done this or at least tried to do it.

Thanks.

[jhooten]

Put one on MARS freqs at the high end of 143. Full output power. Receive sensitivity went from about .18 in band to about .22, if I remember correctly. Getting the proper split antenna helped the range as much as anything.

[Andy Brinkley]

Mike -

I just happened to have a 146-174 mhz MT-1000 on the bench and programmed in 144.390. Receiver was -11 db and the transmit was -1.2 db off of a 154 mhz already programmed in the radio.

On this radio the VCO locked, but I have had MT-1000's that would not lock on the upper end of 144 mhz.

[Tom in D.C.]

Thanks for the info. I'm sure it'll be helpful. Results are
just about what I would have guessed but it's better to
have the advantage of individual experiences.

Regards,