I know of a few pockets of people who use it, just for something different.
I don't because I"m not setup well for talking to them, but I know people
who do it. I still want to put a dual bander in the car, do sit at the pave
paws site, and run full power and talk for a while on 440 but oh well, not
yet. I may put a dual bander in the next car, this one's about dead.
----- Original Message -----
From: "colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2011 1:20 AM
Subject: Re: be aware of bill hr607
> 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
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