Well, as I've said on here as well as others here and other lists I don't
know what will stir up interest on 220 MHz. When I went to a ham fest in
January I saw some Motorola gear for 33-cm on 900 MHz, but the only
activities there i hear are baby monitors and cordless phones and wireless
rabbits for ear phones and that is it.
On Fri, 4 May 2007, John Miller wrote:
> It's very quiet here, if I bought the THF6A for 220, I'd be disappointed
> because it's hardly used at all near me. I guess a few machines in RI are
> somewhat active but I can't get in to them with out an outside antenna which
> I don't have for 220. Only time I ever used it and had any fun with it was
> on vacation on cape cod and the last time I used that machine the trusty
> told me I scared the heck out of him because the last one to use that
> machine was me the year before. It was taken down shortly after that. It's
> supposed to be put back up closer to me but it's still listed as off last I
> looked. I like the band, it's too bad.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 8:25 PM
> Subject: Re: multiband
>
>
> > What luck have you had with the f6 on 220 MHz? I have a repeater in my
> > area and it is linked up with one on 2-meters, and I've been able to key
> > up both of them, but like the rest of 220 that band is quiet as ever.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 4 May 2007, John Miller wrote:
> >
> >> Yaesu has one but the TX is so low on 220 if you don't have a 220
> >> repeater
> >> in your house, you're not going to be able to use that band.
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 8:17 PM
> >> Subject: Re: multiband
> >>
> >>
> >> > Wasn't there supposed to be an HT that would do 6, 2, 220 & 440 some
> >> > time?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Fri, 4 May 2007, John Miller wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> THF6A doesn't transmit on 6 meters.
> >> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> >> From: "matt V" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> >> Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 7:46 PM
> >> >> Subject: multiband
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> > well not that i am thinking of doing this any time soon, but i was
> >> >> > also
> >> >> > =
> >> >> > thinking as an alternative, get a thf6 handheld and maybe that would
> >> >> > =
> >> >> > satisfy my 6/440 curiosities for now, and just have a mobile for 2m
> >> >> > i could always get a triband mobile antenna or a 2m and a triband,
> >> >> > of =
> >> >> > course this is a long way off but i for sure want the thf6a
> >> >> >
> >> >> > http://www.mypowermall.com/biz/home/3833
> >> >>
> >>
>
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