I know some areas it's so uncommonly used that a lot of them are breaking
down and not being fixed or what ever but I don't know about your area. It's
too bad, that's a good band but we're finding out fast 900 MHz is not all
that different. Mobile flutter is a little faster, maybe a mile or 2 less
coverage, but beyond that it's really the same.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 4:13 AM
Subject: Re: TS480 and TS2000 comparison needed for HF
> Thanks, I haven't been on 440 for awhile, and recently, here in western
> Maryland I noticed allot of repeaters I could hear and get into I no
> longer
> can.
> 73.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 9:25 PM
> Subject: Re: TS480 and TS2000 comparison needed for HF
>
>
>> No change to 440, but the military has stuff going on that's causing a
>> lot
>> of repeaters in MA and CA to have to cut the power back so far as to make
>> them useless since we're only there on a secondary basis anyway and a lot
>> of
>> people are going to 900 MHz. Enough so, I've actually seen a slight
>> increase
>> in prices and a very sharp increase in the radios that can go to 900 MHz
>> being available on ebay. The ones that don't need any hardware mods that
>> is.
>> No kenwoods that I want though, all Motorola GTX900 and stuff like that
>> but
>> that's a nice radio too.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Rick" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 8:54 PM
>> Subject: Re: TS480 and TS2000 comparison needed for HF
>>
>>
>>> Hi list.
>>> Has there been a change to 440 that I'm not aware of, and if so where
>>> can
>>> I
>>> find out more about it?
>>> Thanks much, and 73.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 11:41 AM
>>> Subject: Re: TS480 and TS2000 comparison needed for HF
>>>
>>>
>>>> ebay, there was a lot of gear on there but with 440 going pretty much
>>>> away
>>>> in parts of CA and MA, a lot of people are emoving over there which is
>>>> driving up the prices a little though not too bad yet and making some
>>>> read
>>>> bidding wars on the good deal radios but it's really not that bad yet.
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 10:52 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: TS480 and TS2000 comparison needed for HF
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Where did you find a 900 Kenwood radio? I had a motorola and sold it,
>>>>> kind of wish I'd kept it. I use to sell commercial Kenwood gear, in
>>>>> fact
>>>>> my i r l p repeater is a tkr-820 Kenwood. I may have to get back on
>>>>> 900.
>>>>> 73s
>>>>> Butch Bussen
>>>>> wa0vjr
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