A while back I purchased an Icom V8000 with the mars cap conversion (136-174
mHZ) to use as a business band radio. Although the PTT gives me trouble now
and then.... I really like the radio and i was thinking of getting one for
the house to use as a base.... the Icom PS125 compatable with the V8000?

JD

On Apr 5, 12:52 pm, "J D" wrote:
A while back I purchased an Icom V8000 with the mars cap conversion (136-174
mHZ) to use as a business band radio. Although the PTT gives me trouble now
and then.... I really like the radio and i was thinking of getting one for
the house to use as a base.... the Icom PS125 compatable with the V8000?

JD

The Icom V8000 is not legal for use on business band.

73, de Hans, K0HB

From: on Thu, 5 Apr 2007 17:08:48 EDT

On Apr 5, 12:52 pm, "J D" wrote:

A while back I purchased an Icom V8000 with the mars cap conversion (136-174
mHZ) to use as a business band radio. Although the PTT gives me trouble now
and then.... I really like the radio and i was thinking of getting one for
the house to use as a base.... the Icom PS125 compatable with the V8000?

The Icom V8000 is not legal for use on business band.

The V8000 transmitter will only output on the 2m band. Its
receiver already tunes 136 to 174 MHz, stock.

While the PS-125 outputs 13.8 VDC @ 25 A maximum, the connectors
of that and the V8000 aren't compatible. I got mine at no extra
cost on an Icom deal through end of March, but the normal by-itself
price is $300, too much for my thinking; there's plenty of 13 VDC
@ 25 A regulated supplies out on the market. PS-125 case is styled
to match the Pro line and the smaller mobiles (used at home) and
looks nice.

The V8000 needs only a 15 A maximum 13 VDC supply (1 A on
receive) so a PS-125 would be running cool at home. All current
Icom manuals, brochures, spec. sheets are downloadable at

www.icomamerica.com

73, Len AF6AY

On Apr 5, 9:25 pm, "AF6AY" wrote:

On Apr 5, 12:52 pm, "J D" wrote:

A while back I purchased an Icom V8000 with the mars cap conversion (136-174
mHZ) to use as a business band radio. .

The V8000 transmitter will only output on the 2m band. Its
receiver already tunes 136 to 174 MHz, stock.


With the "mars cap conversion" claimed by the author, the V8000 will
both transmit and receive in the range 136 - 174MHz. It's use on
"business band" is then possible, but not legal, without regard to the
power supply selected.

73, de Hans, K0HB

With the "mars cap conversion" claimed by the author, the V8000 will
both transmit and receive in the range 136 - 174MHz. It's use on
"business band" is then possible, but not legal, without regard to the
power supply selected.


Is that because the radio lacks some sort of certification or are
you assuming that the original poster lacks a business band license?

"xxx" wrote in message
...
With the "mars cap conversion" claimed by the author, the V8000 will
both transmit and receive in the range 136 - 174MHz. It's use on
"business band" is then possible, but not legal, without regard to the
power supply selected.


Is that because the radio lacks some sort of certification or are
you assuming that the original poster lacks a business band license?


Wouldn't the radio have to be type accepted (or whatever it's called) to be
used on the business band?

Dee, N8UZE

On Apr 6, 11:33 am, xxx wrote:


Is that because the radio lacks some sort of certification or are
you assuming that the original poster lacks a business band license?

Radio transmitters used on business band must be FCC approved
("certificated") for that service. The ICOM in question is not.

73, de Hans, K0HB

"J D" wrote in message
...
A while back I purchased an Icom V8000 with the mars cap conversion
(136-174 mHZ) to use as a business band radio. Although the PTT gives me
trouble now and then.... I really like the radio and i was thinking of
getting one for the house to use as a base.... the Icom PS125 compatable
with the V8000?

JD


Well............ Im not one for ruffling the FCC's feathers..... so I wont
operate on the business band with my Icom V8000 ;-) .....Is there an online
study guide where a person can obtain the information required to get a ham
license?

JD

J D wrote:

Is there an online
study guide where a person can obtain the information required to get a ham
license?

Some of these are not online study guides, but instead old fashioned
paper books:
http://www.arrl.org/catalog/lm/
http://www.hamtestonline.com/
https://secure.qrz.com/store/w5yi/index.html
http://www.hamradio-online.com/firstlicense.html

Free practice exams available at:
http://www.eham.net/exams/
http://www.qrz.com/testing.html


You can download the question pools at
http://www.arrl.org/arrlvec/pools.html