Hi Gary, Does the Alinco have a TXCO option that gives .5 ppm stablity? I don't know the answer. I don't believe the 8800 would be legal on VHF/UHF, do to the strict standards. In fact most VHF amateur transceivers would not meet the frequency tolerance for VHF and UHF. A couple of relatively inexpensive ($300 range) options for narrow band VHF are the Vertex VX 4204 for base/mobile and the Icom IC-F33 handheld. Both have 256 or more channels but they do need to be computer programmed. God bless, Pudge