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
Home e-mail: [log in to unmask]
Work e-mail: [log in to unmask]
Work Telephone: (585) 697-5753
|
