VX-8R - 50/144/430 MHz FM 5 W/AM 1 W (50 MHz) Triple Band Handheld Frequency Range Receive 0.5 - 1.8 MHz (BC Band) 1.8 - 30 MHz (Shortwave Band) 30 - 78 MHz (6 Meter Amateur) 76 - 108 MHz (FM) 108 - 137 MHz (Air Band) 137 - 174 MHz (144 MHz HAM) 174 - 222 MHz (VHF-TV) 222 - 225 MHz (222 MHz Ham) 225 - 420 MHz (General Band 1) 420 - 470 MHz (430 MHz HAM) 470 - 800 MHz (UHF-TV) 800 - 999 MHz (General Band 2 Cellular Blocked) Frequency Range Transmit: 50 - 54 MHz 144 - 148 MHz 222 - 225 MHz (USA version only) 430 - 440 MHz Weather Receiving with Weather Alert CTCSS/DCS Encode & Decode Wideband Recieve Dual Receive Submersible IPX57 High Resolution Dot Matrix LCD Built in Barometric Pressure and Temperature sensors 1267 Memory Channels CW Training Feature High Resolution Spectrum Analyzer Emergency Automatic ID System Emergency Strobe/ Beep Feature