[Elecraft] OT 4M

[Ken G Kopp]

As the repeater coordinator for Montana I can tell you there very few
VHF/UHF pairs available here, and none in the western half of the state.

There are many users of the 70 MHZ spectrum, too.

73 - K0PP
On May 19, 2014 5:09 PM, "Rick WA6NHC" <happymoosephoto at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.
>>
>>
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