That's got a lot to do with the filtering and a PL-259 connector is so lossy 
at 900 MHz, you'd lose all the signal before it even got to the radio. 
that's why really anything above 220 should have N connectors, they get 
lossy. I even know someone who tried one on 900 MHz, he lost 75% of his 
signal in connectors alone, the rest was lost in coax not meant for that 
band. So, you're not going to hear anything that high on those radios, 
probably even 800 MHz is tough unless the signal is normally very good. I 
don't know why they claim to receive that high, they really can't do it very 
well.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2012 9:02 PM
Subject: Re: Tmv-71a is still a great radio


> It goes up to 1,300 but I have never heard anything above 900, so I don't
> know if it will hear signals up there.