I think in Australia and New Zealand 220 is part of their tv broadcast band.
In the UK the 220 frequency range is used for their digital broadcast
service.
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 6:49 PM
Subject: Re: accessible 220 rigs
> What is 220 used for outside of North America? Does anyone know what
> modes are used in it, and how they've split the band up?
>
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, 2 Mar 2006, Louis Kim Kline wrote:
>
> > Hi Colin.
> >
> > The reason why the equipment is so hard to come by is that outside of
North
> > America, it isn't a ham band. That means that they would have to make a
> > major modification to the North American rigs, which only a few people
> > would take advantage of. I think they decided that it wasn't worth the
> > trouble.
> >
> > 73, de Lou K2LKK
> >
> >
> >
> > At 02:26 PM 3/2/2006 -0700, you wrote:
> > >the 220 band should be utilized for data coms more then it is.
> > >Especially the newer digital voice stuff that is availible to
hams....either
> > >way, there is so much potential for that since the band width is pretty
> > >large on 220.
> > >But again, its the equipment that is a little hard to come by, and
> > >therefore, no one really uses it.
> > >I know in the bigger centers such as LA and new york and so on, with
the 2M
> > >and 70CM bands packed nearly to their limits, 220 is a good alternative
for
> > >simplexers or echolink/IRLP repeaters/nodes.
> > >If kenwood and icom and yaesu came out with some 2M/125CM rigs or
125/70CM
> > >rigs, i think they would sell pretty good and get some interest in
220...but
> > >it seems like 220 is always packaged with a tri-bander or quad band
which
> > >many people either don't want to dish out the money for, or who believe
it
> > >useless.
> > >I think kenwood could have very easily put 220 into the TS2000 but
chose not
> > >to for some reason.
> > >Same goes for most of the other all band rigs out there that can
receive 220
> > >but don't transmit...i guess its the lost band of amateur radio....then
> > >again, most bands above 1.2 gigs are pretty much unused.
> > >73
> > >Colin, V A6BKX
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
> > >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > >Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 1:54 PM
> > >Subject: Re: accessible 220 rigs
> > >
> > >
> > > > There are a few repeaters on 220 in my area, and one is always
active on
> > > > there because it is linked with a 2-meter repeater. I don't know
what
> > > > will liven up 220, but I think that we'll loose it if we don't use
it.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, 2 Mar 2006, John Miller wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > ya, that's the only HT but it's dead around here, some will say
there's
> > >some
> > > > > activity but I have yet to hear anything in the last few years.
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 3:22 PM
> > > > > Subject: Re: accessible 220 rigs
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > The THF6A does make 220 rigs, but I don't know about the rest of
the
> > > > > country, but 220 around here is typically dead to the world.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Thu, 2 Mar 2006, John Miller wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > not current models, in fact the current models are junk anyway,
there
> > >are
> > > > > > some good older ones out there like the Kenwood 3530A and the
like,
> > >Icom
> > > > > > IC-37a or H, stuff like that. ADI and alinco are the only 2
companies
> > > > > > making them now and the ADI's are notorious for problems as are
most
> > >ADI
> > > > > > radios, and the alinco is not accessible I hear as most alincos
are
> > >and if
> > > > > > it's like it's 2 meter version, the finals won't last more than
a year
> > >or
> > > > > > so
> > > > > > at most at a time.
> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > > > Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 2:30 PM
> > > > > > Subject: accessible 220 rigs
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hi list:
> > > > > > are there any accessible, meaning voice synth capable, 220
mobile rigs
> > > > > > availible?
> > > > > > And if not necesarily voice synth capable, then generally
usable.
> > > > > > I know there are the multi-band bass rigs and so on that can
have the
> > > > > > voice
> > > > > > synths installed, but i am looking for a mono-band mobile that i
can
> > >use
> > > > > > to
> > > > > > get some interest in 220 around here.
> > > > > > 73
> > > > > > Colin, V A6BKX
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> >
> > Louis Kim Kline
> > A.R.S. K2LKK
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