digger@zps.UUCP (Scott A. Miles) (08/25/84)
In California the 220 mhz spectrum is used quite extensively. There hundreds of repeaters in use that occupy all of the allocated repeater spectrum, and 90% of these repeaters are used often. Not just sounding their id'er (which happens to be illegal). There are emergency services and nets on this band just as there are on the bands below 30MHZ. Vhf serves it purposes for local communications and works well when integrated with hf for emergency communications. I would like to see you carry a 520S with a key on your hip while you are hiking up a mountain searching for a lost hiker. And I'm sure those people half way across the the world would also like to hear about the walkathon your working on. I think that covers it for now. I know I will hear from you soon. 73's Scott Miles WB6PQM Northern Amateur Relay Council of California (NARC) (Repeater Coordinating Council) 220 MHZ Coordinator zehntel!zps!digger