Batboard

I know of someone who has a UHF maxtrac and the recieve is by far much much better than any UHF ham radio out there. I would like to acquire a VHF maxtrac, but i've been told that a vhf maxtrac would not be as good as a vhf ham radio. Does anyone know if this is true? If so, why would it be that way?
Thankyou much!

You've been told wrong. The VHF Maxtrac is every bit as good, specification-wise, as the UHF version is. I know many people who use them for scanning & they blow regular scanners away for both reception & clarity.

Todd

I have been working on radios for many years, and a HAM for 27 years. While there are some very good HAM rigs out there, and the "frequency agiliy" is nice, there is always a trade off on HAM functionality and price, VS. selectivity etc. The MAXTRAC "platform" (GM300, Radius, etc) is VERY good radio, & I use them from 48 mhz to 900mhz in all the commercial and Ham bands. Get one, I doubt you will be disappointed in the RX or TX. Only the programming is inconvenient.(I own probably 20 of them)