[Elecraft] 4M Question

[Rick WA6NHC]

Another example of how mileage may vary...

Apparently you haven't been to California (lately).  One can't get a two 
meter frequency to put up a repeater pretty much anywhere (even though 
the band may appear to be dead) and six is pretty full too. 420-450 is 
disallowed over much of the state (150 miles circumference from 
Beale/PavePaws)...  Not a wasteland, just ham politics; often downright 
ugly.

10M has open repeater slots; 220 is near capacity in some areas.

At least until recently, the CHP has been using 70 MHz for site linking 
but that may fade away since they're in the middle of a huge 
rebuild/remodel of their spectrum.

And there are still low power TV stations using either digital or analog 
back in that range too...  Typically minority language, Hallelujah or 
Sellavision channels, but the bottom line is: 4M won't happen here.

73,
Rick wa6nhc

On 5/19/2014 3:13 PM, Kevin Stover wrote:
>
> With 2m and 6m FM repeaters a virtual wasteland what impetus does the 
> FCC have to give us an allocation at 70MHz?
> Just because region 1 and 3 have it?
> None, we don't use what we got.
>