Re: [digitalradio] Re: 6 meters digital
440 is valuable band because of the propogation. I agree it's time to do something new with 6, but I don't think there's much of a move to steal that one back! On the other hand, who knows, if we continue to not use our alloted space there are indeed a lot better uses for it, I don't think anyone will disagree with that logic! On 6/3/07, expeditionradio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I support efforts for new 100kHz bandwidth digital on 6 meters. It's about time hams do something interesting and new with 6 meters. In California and most of the western part of North America, 6 meters is 4MHz of Wasteland. 99% of the time, it is largely a vacant band of valuable VHF spectrum. In San Francisco Bay Area of California, the 440MHz band is now in the process of being taken away from hams. I predict that 6 meters will be taken away as well, if we don't do something useful with it. Bonnie KQ6XA
Re: [digitalradio] Re: 6 meters digital
JOE As of now its a dead issue BUT ... To Answer YOUR comment To allow a group to come in ant TAKE 90% of a band for their own use is INSANE. Bonnie fails to say ... They already are allowed on ... 219 - 220 mhz but how many digital users using wide band? 420 - 450 mhz same MOST are on microwave they use internet links and the only number I have found on a digital web site showed less that 100 people with this wideband mode NATION WIDE. The top 2 mhz of 6 are like 2 meters FM users there ARE nets and repeaters up there no one has asked them a thing EVEN IF they got this what is 100 users going to do to save 3.7 mhz of a band? I work this band every time im home right now there are thousands of people on SSB world wide and AM and digital users too. SO they will be squeezed into the bottom 300 khz 100 khz of it is CW only ? Remember it would have been the same for 2 meters too. It seems dead and lets hope it stays that way. Bruce Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=listsid=396545469
Re: [digitalradio] Re: 6 meters digital
Bonnie, Why and how is the 70cm band going away in the greater San Francisco area of California? 73. Rhett KB4HG On Jun 3, 2007, at 1:35 PM, expeditionradio wrote: I support efforts for new 100kHz bandwidth digital on 6 meters. It's about time hams do something interesting and new with 6 meters. In California and most of the western part of North America, 6 meters is 4MHz of Wasteland. 99% of the time, it is largely a vacant band of valuable VHF spectrum. In San Francisco Bay Area of California, the 440MHz band is now in the process of being taken away from hams. I predict that 6 meters will be taken away as well, if we don't do something useful with it. Bonnie KQ6XA
Re: [digitalradio] Re: 6 meters digital
I'm wondering if this is related to the interference issue with the military PAVE PAWS radar system by a number of 70 cm. repeaters. Dave AF6AS -Original Message- From: Rhett Isley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subj: Re: [digitalradio] Re: 6 meters digital Date: Mon Jun 4, 2007 9:22 am Size: 8K To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Bonnie, Why and how is the 70cm band going away in the greater San Francisco area of California? 73. Rhett KB4HG
Re: [digitalradio] Re: 6 meters digital
bruce mallon wrote: Bonnie NO ONE IS AFTER 6 METERS Seriously...you think not? Open it to commercial/industrial/law enforcement under shat is it Part 90? and see how fast and how many Motorola sells 100 watt radios to businesses and law enforcement. Perhaps not in NYC...but in the SW portion of the U.S., VHF low-band is prime frequencies where repeaters and many tall towers don't exist. Walt/K5YFW 100 khz wide is now legal abovee 219 so you have lots of room. You have never been on 6 or you have a junk station since this is the bottom of the cycle and 10 is not open either so lets take it too lets not forget 15, 12 and CB on one on them either EVEN if you got 6 how would you save it with your 12 stations ? and kick off thousands of others to do it. GET REAL . 6 is not going anywhere. _ _ _ _ _ _ Park yourself in front of a world of choices in alternative vehicles. Visit the Yahoo! Auto Green Center. http://autos. yahoo.com/ green_center/ http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/
Re: [digitalradio] Re: 6 meters digital
ITS NOT what is going on is the government has radar on that band and HAMS are not supposed to interfere with it. They have a problem with that radar. NOW if 70cm goes away it will go back to the GOVERNMENT. SAME OLD LIES .. no one is out to get it and the government has 1st dibs anyway. If 70 cm is in danger and digital already is allowed on 70 cm WHY is bonnie transmitting on that band and asking others to join her ? Here in TAMPABAY we have a few sparely used repeaters no one on SSB i have worked 2 by calling them up no TV and few on digital on the 70 CM band. And McDill AFB right in the center with lots of radars you would think we would have a problem . No rumors here . none .. I listen on 12 meters and in the last year I have heard NO ONE ZERO maby we need to work on saving it too .. Same on 10 less on 10 than 6. Bruce On 6 since 1966 Your comment. --- Rhett Isley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bonnie, Why and how is the 70cm band going away in the greater San Francisco area of California? 73. Rhett KB4HG Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels in 45,000 destinations on Yahoo! Travel to find your fit. http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097
Re: [digitalradio] Re: 6 meters digital
I work for the Sheriff office radio shop and we got RID of all low band in the 1970s Thoes who were here 35 years ago tell me SKIP KILLED our officers radios and when the band was open they resorted to using THE PHONE NO AGENCY IN CENTRAL FL is on low band anymore even the highway patrol has moved off of it. This place is PODUNK USA to most so our department should be on CB but its not. I take care of 2100 radios on 460 MHz and the other shop does the same on 2,000 radios on 800 MHz trunking. I have not seen anything in any APSO books showing a intrest in going back to Low band. With 54-216 mhz being up for sale there will bew lots of space for use in the south west far more that 4 megs we have now. Bruce --- Walt DuBose [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: bruce mallon wrote: Bonnie NO ONE IS AFTER 6 METERS Seriously...you think not? Open it to commercial/industrial/law enforcement under shat is it Part 90? and see how fast and how many Motorola sells 100 watt radios to businesses and law enforcement. Perhaps not in NYC...but in the SW portion of the U.S., VHF low-band is prime frequencies where repeaters and many tall towers don't exist. Walt/K5YFW 100 khz wide is now legal abovee 219 so you have lots of room. You have never been on 6 or you have a junk station since this is the bottom of the cycle and 10 is not open either so lets take it too lets not forget 15, 12 and CB on one on them either EVEN if you got 6 how would you save it with your 12 stations ? and kick off thousands of others to do it. GET REAL . 6 is not going anywhere. _ _ _ _ _ _ Park yourself in front of a world of choices in alternative vehicles. Visit the Yahoo! Auto Green Center. http://autos. yahoo.com/ green_center/ http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/ Looking for earth-friendly autos? Browse Top Cars by Green Rating at Yahoo! Autos' Green Center. http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/
Re: [digitalradio] Re: 6 meters digital
Bonnie NO ONE IS AFTER 6 METERS 100 khz wide is now legal abovee 219 so you have lots of room. You have never been on 6 or you have a junk station since this is the bottom of the cycle and 10 is not open either so lets take it too lets not forget 15, 12 and CB on one on them either EVEN if you got 6 how would you save it with your 12 stations ? and kick off thousands of others to do it. GET REAL . 6 is not going anywhere. Park yourself in front of a world of choices in alternative vehicles. Visit the Yahoo! Auto Green Center. http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/
