I don't know, but now we are on the thread of 220 and how to market it to
whom ever may be interested, you can't seem to get others interested in it
either. There have been a lot of articles in Mobile Radio Technology
Magazine that I have read, and even that doesn't seem to help with
commercial interest of 220 MHz. I think that the other two bands I know
of that I have heard next to no ham activity is the 33 CM band, (902-928)
MHz and 1240 to 1300 MHz. I do know that with respect to 222-225 there
are some IRLP nodes for that, and there even is an IRLP node or two on 900
MHz, but no ham activity on 900 here, and very little on 220.
On Thu, 2 Mar 2006, Frederick wrote:
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> It would be interesting to fined out how to add 220 transmit capability to
> those radios that have 220 receive only.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 3:04 PM
> Subject: Re: accessible 220 rigs
>
>
> > 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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