Hi John and the group.  How is 220 MHz in the rest of the country?  Here in
Michigan and the Detroit area it is pretty dead with very limited activity
there.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004 6:59 PM
Subject: Re: accessible 220 radio


> Ya, I think I have a good deal coming my way on a TM-3530A, not a great
> deal, but I've looked and can't find a better price so I'll probably get
it.
> I don't think I'll use the band much but there are people in this area
that
> do use it now and then and even the emergency management agency I'm with
has
> 220 though no one has a radio to use with it except me so if we have an
> emergency I guess some one will have to borrow my TH-F6A or my friend's,
but
> between them, and a couple friends in the area that use 220 now and then I
> figured I'd put something up. Nothing fancy and as cheap as possible but
the
> HT really doesn't do it form here and when I go on vacation each August I
> use 220 on cape cod and scare up a couple people so if I do it right I
> should be able to hid that repeater from here easy.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004 6:49 PM
> Subject: Re: accessible 220 radio
>
>
> > Hi John.
> >
> > One thing that I have noticed is that if you want to get on 220, you
will
> > pay dearly for it.  Even older radios hold their value much better on
220
> > MHz than on other comparable bands.  That probably helps to keep the
band
> > empty, but there are few enough of those radios around that people can
> name
> > high prices and generally get them.
> >
> > 73, de Lou K2LKK
> >