[ICOM] HT battery

[Gary P. Fiber]

Yes most Land Mobile communications has to transition to very narrow 
band. 6.25 KHz channel spacing. On a conventional FM transceiver, you 
would get almost no received audio out of it with a deviation setting of 
something like 1.5 KHz. So most manufactures
are now implementing digital modulation and decoding of that modulation 
in their Land Mobile FM transceivers. The reason for the change is more 
Land Mobile channels., better spectrum utilization etc.
I hope the FCC does not come after the amateur frequencies. We have a 
lot that could be utilized in Land Mobile. My fear is all of the En comm 
stuff will migrate to the " Need" for emergency frequencies and the 
amateurs will be the odd men and women out so to speak at least on VHF 
and UHF.

Icom and Kenwood got together so their products work together which is 
another consideration depending on what equipment you purchase for Land 
Mobile

Gary K8IZ
> The railroads are going narrow band sometime in the next couple years.
>
> 73,
> Ed KA9EES
>