Oh, they've started using trunking on ham bands? That would be kind of
interesting, but doubt ham radio has yet seen trunking, or they call it
something else.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 5:41 PM
Subject: Re: Accessible 220 MHz Radios


> Well, I would never know because of the inactivity there.  From 222-225 we
> have a few MPT-1327 trunking systems around here, but that's about it.
What
> makes it better then the other bands?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dan Kysor" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 7:19 PM
> Subject: Re: Accessible 220 MHz Radios
>
>
> > what ticks me off is that half the band was going to u p s but low and
> > behold, they're not using it much either.
> > two twenty is a fantastic band with the best propogation of any of the
uhf
> > vhf bands.
> > dan
> > At 03:31 PM 6/14/04, Louis Kim Kline wrote:
> > >Hi to all.
> > >
> > >Well, it would be hard to justify keeping the band based on the
activity
> in
> > >Rochester. It's too bad, because the 220 MHz band is a really great
band,
> > >with characteristics very much like 2 meters. I think that ham clubs
need
> > >to make a concerted effort to develop this band if we expect to keep
> > >it. The best way to do that is to approach manufactures and see if they
> > >would be willing to give group discounts to sell a whole bunch of
radios
> at
> > >once. This does two things--it encourages manufacturers to make other
> > >models available for the band, and it raises the level of activity on
the
> > >band which in turn encourages others to buy radios for the band and
> > >encourages people to put up repeaters on the band.
> > >
> > >73, de Lou K2LKK
> > >
> > >
> > >Louis Kim Kline
> > >A.R.S. K2LKK
> > >Home e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> > >Work e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> > >Work Telephone: (585) 697-5753
>