THat's what I was wondering  myself.  It is just a matter of time!  I
never hear anything on 222-225 and would others be itnerested in the
expanded bands if we got them?





On Thu, 13 Mar 2008, Louis Kim Kline wrote:

> Hi.
>
> Why do we need an expansion for 6 meters?  Except for the slice between
> 50.1 and 50.25, I almost never hear any signals down there.  An allocation
> around 70 MHz so we can work Europeans when F2 gets really ripping would be
> great, but I wouldn't expect them to actually do it.  As for unused
> frequencies, I wonder how long before the rest of 222 to 225 MHz gets removed.
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
>
> At 06:01 PM 3/12/2008 -0400, you wrote:
> >uHi everyone, what do you think they'll use the VHF TV channels for when
> >everything is mandated to go digital?  I'm mainly talking about 2-3-4 and
> >5-6.  I know the 700 portion is going for public safety useage, and it's
> >either P-25 digital  or penSky.  the 470-512 MHz range is already being
> >used in some places by public safety in digital and analogue and
> >conventional and trunking.  Someone was wonderin if the very low VHF TV
> >freqs could be poossibly an expansion of the ham bands?  I.E. TV channels
> >2-4 could be an expansion of 6 meters?  I think taht would be wishfull
> >thinking though.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >On Wed, 12 Mar 2008, Brett Winches wrote:
> >
> > > Yes.  =20
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: For blind ham radio operators
> > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John Miller
> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 1:09 PM
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: Re: unused frequencies
> > >
> > > They're pretty normal so far as I can tell. I don't do much on UHF or
> > > VHF either really, mostly I monitor the local repeaters in case the
> > > local club members want me, or move NTS messages up there but I don't
> > > sit and rag chew up there very often at all.
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Gery Gaubert" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 3:01 PM
> > > Subject: unused frequencies
> > >
> > >
> > > > Don't know about 2 meters, really don't know anything about anything=20
> > > > above =3D 10 meters.  I will say that I hae noticed not much going on =
> > > on
> > >
> > > > 10-20.  40 a=3D nd 80 seem to have action and I am wonderng if this is =
> > >
> > > > normal for this time=3D of year and the current stage of the sun spot=20
> > > > cycle.
> > > >=20
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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