Can a 800 MHz XTS5000 be made to receive input frequencies?

adlertom · Post by **adlertom** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 2:36 pm

I'd like to be able to receive frequencies in the 806-824 MHz range (the range normally used for repeater input). Has anyone been able to do this?

d119 · Post by **d119** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 6:42 pm

To my knowledge no. The receiver is tuned for the output frequencies only, and the VCO would likely not even lock at the input frequencies.

adlertom · Post by **adlertom** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 8:05 am

One reason I hoped it would work is that this is a 700/800 MHz radio, implying that the receiver might be wide banded?

Or are there two separate receiver passbands in these radios?

Post by Pj » Mon Mar 26, 2007 8:16 am

You have to remember, on the 700/800 radios, all basic thoughts of radio go out the window. There never was a reson for the 800 radios to go down so low in the split (45Mhz offset)

I believe 700 is pretty close as well.