I thought the same thing. However, in my area there is no packet on that frequency.
Andy On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 7:38 PM, James French <w8...@wideopenwest.com> wrote: > > > On Sunday 08 November 2009 09:58:42 Andy obrien wrote: > > Many years ago , when I was an NTS NCS, we would abandon use of > > repeaters once per month and run a simplex night. Operators would use > > net time to call up a net from their QTH and work whomever answers. I > > am proposing we do the same , each 15th of the month at 8PM local > > time. Suggested frequency is 145.00 FM. Suggested procedure= > > Listen first... if there is someone calling "CQ Digital Simplex Night" > > > Wondering why everyone is thinking 145.000MHz is a good frequency to use? > I an not trying to complain here, but 145.000MHz falls within the 144.900 > to > 145.100MHz allocated Packet frequencies in most areas. Has anyone gone to > there LOCAL Packet coordinators or (i hate to say it) Repeater councils to > seek > guidence about this? Michigan repeater council usually and has in the past > worked with users to find a good place to do something without interfering. > Can't say about other states though. > > In Michigan, 144.900 to 145.100 is set aside for Packet usage along with > 144.390 > for APRS. I listed other frequencies in some previous posts over the past > week that > are considered 'gaurded' per the Repeater council here. > > There are PLENTY of 2m simplex frequencies to choose from for doing this > and there > was an email this weekend from W8RIT here in Michigan that has been using > 145.520 > to 'play' with digital modes. I think that is a good idea to do as he is > close enough to > the Repeater band edges to generate interest if someone scans but still > doesn't cause > interferance to established users either. There is even was a Simplex net > going on > up in the thumb area for years that did everything from SSTV to the newest > digital > mode. Haven't heard from them in a few years though so I don't know the > status. > > Has anyone played with say PSKMail or run something on USB around 144.265 > to > 144.280MHz? There are probably plenty of people out there that might be > interested > in trying out a different mode other than FM on the latest combo radio out > there that > offer from DC to 70cm coverage and usage. I am not suggesting operatings > below > 144.265 as most Microwave coordination is done at 144.260 and the USB nets > that > I know of in the Great Lakes states are on around that frequency also. > > As I stated at the beginning, I am not trying to complain, but there is > 'other' 2m > simplex frequencies that could be used other than the Packet frequencies > unless > there is NO Packet activity in your area to justify a concern. I am trying > to get some > input about this. > > James W8ISS > > > Re<w8...@wideopenwest.com?subject=re:+%5Bdigitalradio%5D+November+15th+is+2M+FM+Digital+Simplex+Night> >
