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Jeff Kenyon <[log in to unmask]>
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Blind-Hams For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 3 May 2005 13:36:39 -0400
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In my area so far I have just heard a transportation service, but nothing
else.  Since I don't use this service I don't see it as being something
worth spending the money on to trunktrack it.  I think that there are
other users, but I was really surprised to find something on VHF and a
trunking system using SSB.





On Tue, 3 May 2005, Colin McDonald wrote:

> it would probably be for very wide coverage, like regional within 60 or 70
> miles on ssb i would think.
> Be interesting to see who is using it and find out a little more about why
> they chose such an unusual system for their communications.
> 73
> Colin, V A6bkx
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 11:10 AM
> Subject: Re: 220 ssb system
>
>
> > Hi Collin and the rest of the group.  This I think is to tune the radio to
> > the signal, but I guess to the user it sounds like standard FM, but I can
> > tell you that from what I've been able to gather from monitoring with my
> > THF6A this system in my area isn't for in-building coverage at all.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 3 May 2005, Colin McDonald wrote:
> >
> > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
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> > > the tone could very well be a dcss tone or something similar...perhaps a
> > > ctcss tone to key the bass radio or what ever other portible station =
> > > they
> > > are talking with.
> > > What sort of agency uses this system?
> > > I would think they probably dont utilize repeaters on ssb? or what ever
> =
> > > form
> > > of it this is?
> > > If so, then just like on fm they might be using a continuous tone to key
> =
> > > the
> > > repeater or to send some sort of radio identification to the control
> > > station.
> > > Might also be a fault with the type of radios they are using or =
> > > something to
> > > do with the environments they are transmitting from.
> > >
> > > 73
> > > Colin, V A6BKX
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