Does anyone do anything on 33CM?  I haven't heard anything on that band
either.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004 7:54 PM
Subject: Re: accessible 220 radio


> Same here but there are a few people there, not many, but a very few, I
> guess CA is the only place with a lot of 220 action but I hear all bands
are
> active there.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004 7:01 PM
> Subject: Re: accessible 220 radio
>
>
> > Hi John and the group.  How is 220 MHz in the rest of the country?  Here
> in
> > Michigan and the Detroit area it is pretty dead with very limited
activity
> > there.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004 6:59 PM
> > Subject: Re: accessible 220 radio
> >
> >
> > > Ya, I think I have a good deal coming my way on a TM-3530A, not a
great
> > > deal, but I've looked and can't find a better price so I'll probably
get
> > it.
> > > I don't think I'll use the band much but there are people in this area
> > that
> > > do use it now and then and even the emergency management agency I'm
with
> > has
> > > 220 though no one has a radio to use with it except me so if we have
an
> > > emergency I guess some one will have to borrow my TH-F6A or my
friend's,
> > but
> > > between them, and a couple friends in the area that use 220 now and
then
> I
> > > figured I'd put something up. Nothing fancy and as cheap as possible
but
> > the
> > > HT really doesn't do it form here and when I go on vacation each
August
> I
> > > use 220 on cape cod and scare up a couple people so if I do it right I
> > > should be able to hid that repeater from here easy.
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004 6:49 PM
> > > Subject: Re: accessible 220 radio
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi John.
> > > >
> > > > One thing that I have noticed is that if you want to get on 220, you
> > will
> > > > pay dearly for it.  Even older radios hold their value much better
on
> > 220
> > > > MHz than on other comparable bands.  That probably helps to keep the
> > band
> > > > empty, but there are few enough of those radios around that people
can
> > > name
> > > > high prices and generally get them.
> > > >
> > > > 73, de Lou K2LKK
> > > >
> >