Well, we already lost the 220-222 portion to land mobile, and in my area
there are a few MPT-1327 type trunking systems using the ACSSB modulation.
I can follow conventionally with the THF6A and that's about it, and the
others like I said on 222-225 there is a crosspatch there for a repeater,
and a few others the repeater controllers will sometimes patch the 220 side
to the 440 and 2-meter sides, but that's about it.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 5:27 PM
Subject: Re: accessible 220 rigs
> because most countries don't use that band anyway so they don't include it
> in radios in most instances, 220 is only used in the US and I think Canada
> and that's it far as i know.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 4:26 PM
> Subject: Re: accessible 220 rigs
>
>
> 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
>> > >
>> >
>>
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