1.0Above Average Terrainhttps://www.k0nr.com/wordpressBob K0NRhttps://www.k0nr.com/wordpress/author/k0nr/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="th8yryCWdQ"><a href="https://www.k0nr.com/wordpress/2018/01/fm-vhf-utility-mode/">VHF FM: The Utility Mode</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.k0nr.com/wordpress/2018/01/fm-vhf-utility-mode/embed/#?secret=th8yryCWdQ" width="600" height="338" title="“VHF FM: The Utility Mode” — Above Average Terrain" data-secret="th8yryCWdQ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.k0nr.com/wordpress/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> VHF FM is arguably the most common mode used in amateur radio. Think about the electrical system in your house (a utility). For the most part, you just plug things in and use it but you probably don't consider yourself a 120 VAC hobbyist. VHF FM is a lot like that...most hams have it and they just use it without too much consideration. Push the button and it works.http://www.k0nr.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/FT1DRXDR.jpg