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- From: bwilkins@iat.holonet.net (Bob Wilkins n6fri)
- Subject: Re: 430mhz band under th
- Message-ID: <C09tnA.8vA@iat.holonet.net>
- Organization: the cAVe group
- References: <uJZTwB1w164w@ham.almanac.bc.ca>
- Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 09:13:57 GMT
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- In california we generally talk simplex on repeater outputs in the 440
- band. This is done to minimise interference. Our repeaters can cover
- distances in the hundreds of miles due to high elevation sites. Most
- repeater users monitor the output not the input. We had a couple of new
- hams 100 miles away using our input as a secret channel. Funny that they
- used the same pl we used...we heard them quite clearly...provided lots of
- amusement. They could not hear any of us on their portables so we had a
- ham in their community call them on frequency. He asked them to switch
- modes and operate duplex. They were properly embarresed when they realized
- that their private comms were being carried in a large area. When told
- that they could operate on our output they were quite happy.
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- As gentlemen we have agreed in concept that when operating on a repeater
- output we have a secondary use. If the repeater comes up, we stand by ,
- the user of the repeater who is 100 miles away cant hear us. The bands are
- divided up into sub-bands simplex ssb packet repeater etc. When operating
- simplex in the repeater sub-bands we are a secondary use to the coordinated
- use. New users of the 440 band dont realize that their radios only cover a
- third of the band! most of the simplex use is in the 431 - 433 MHz spectrum.
-
- oh well...
-
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- Bob Wilkins n6fri voice 440.250+ 100pl san francisco bay area
- bwilkins@holonet.net packet n6fri @ w6pw.#nocal.ca.us
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