like 220 noone will actually use it  like ups wanting 220 but ocne it's gone it's gone that's the point and thousans of repeaters use linking below 440 mhz there is atv ssb satellites ect  it would completely destroy the ham satellites and most o them wou
On Mar 19, 2011, at 1:20 AM, colin McDonald wrote:

> well with the acception of the satelite frequencies, and some designated SSB 
> frequencies, what would you guys be losing?
> perhaps it's just me, but when was the last time any of you talked to 
> anything other than a bird below 440MHZ?
> It's the principle of the thing I know, and agree that it should be fought 
> tooth and nail...but practically speaking, I don't suspect it would have an 
> immediate, or direct impact on amateur radio as a whole.
> I know letting something go can and would lead to other bands being taken 
> away.
> However, I can't for the life of me think why anyone would want or use the 
> 420/440MHZ spectrum...it's hard enough getting agencies to start using the 
> 700MHZ spectrum never mind adding in more in the UHF band.
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Harvey Heagy" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 10:12 AM
> Subject: Re: be aware of bill hr607
> 
> 
>> From this week's Handiham news letter.
>> 
>> Website makes letter writing regarding HR-607 easy
>> Richard Haltermon, KD4PYR, has created a website that makes it very easy 
>> to
>> develop a letter for your Congressional representative regarding HR-607 
>> (the
>> bill that would sell off 420-440 MHz). This is as easy as it gets folks!
>> Just enter your callsign and it does the rest.
>> 
>> Bill Morine, N2COP, writes:
>> 
>> "...we used Jim Weaver's software http://www.kd4pyr.net/hamletter.htm to
>> generate HR-607 letters this past weekend at the Charlotte Hamfest, and it
>> worked wonderfully."
>> 
>> Please get this info out to clubs and groups.
>> 
>> http://www.kd4pyr.net/hamletter.htm
>> 
>> Send then to:
>> 
>> John Chwat
>> Chwat & Co.
>> 625 Slaters Lane
>> Suite 103
>> Alexandria, VA 22314