I can only think some one didn't do their homework on that one.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 4:48 AM
Subject: Re: cb radios


>I wonder why a public safety agency, even for use as disaster backup, would
> choose a totally unregulated free for all band such as 11 meters...i could
> see it if the 11M band was still regulated, but they are just asking for a
> whole lot of trouble if they intend to try and use 11M side band during
> disaster times...especially if their is heavy skip conditions which would
> make it vertually impossible to coherently communicate beyond about a mile
> if other aligators are on the channel...and they won't just shut up or 
> stop
> transmitting because some dood who claims he is a police officer using the
> frequency for emergency communications says to stop....very silly idea.
> Obviously thought up by someone who has little to no experience on 11 
> meters
> especially side band during high skip conditions.
> They would be better off using one of the national emergency frequencies 
> set
> out by the FCC for just such use.  There are even some in the 800MHZ range
> so they could easily program the existing 800MHZ rigs in the cars to use a
> simplex freq...and on those frequencies, the range is pretty good, better
> then side band CB with unmodified equipment anyway.
> Now, if they are planning on using R C i 2950's modified for 70 watts out
> put and then a 500W liniar behind that and a wilson 5000 antenna, then
> perhaps it might be a viable alternative...but then there becomes legal
> issues.
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 5:17 PM
> Subject: Re: cb radios
>
>
>> I should think they should be able to acquire a VHF frequency and be much
>> better off than CB, or even low band, 33 MHZ and around there. The
> equipment
>> is still out there. CB is probably as bad as nothing.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Gery Gaubert" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 4:56 PM
>> Subject: cb radios
>>
>>
>> >I am not real sure what they did but I know they are using cb's with =
>> > sideband as a backup plan.  I evacuated for Katrina but I will be here 
>> > =
>> > for the next one.
>> >
>>
>