[Scan-DC] for our Eastern Shore subscribers

[Doug K.]

This leaves me with a wonderful opportunity to pose a rhetorical question 
and make an observation:

<rant> Why, oh why, the rush to higher frequencies, which inherently have 
less range than lower frequencies?  Sheesh.  I first started "scanning" 
(monitoring, actually!) when there were no scanning radios and Montgomery 
County Fire was still operating on low band (33.78) (albeit simulcasting on 
154.16)... and every "improvement" that they've made since then... hasn't 
worked as well!!!!

And here, 30-odd years later, the Staties might retain their low-band radioz 
because the 800 meg ones will probably not do what they're supposed to do.  
Amazing.  I guess progress really _is_ our most important product.

Will be interested to see if this sparks any discussion - thanks for the 
bandwidth!  ;)

</rant>

DK



>From: Mike Agner <ka3jjz at erols.com>

(snip)

>   Whether this means that they're going to leave 39.80 is not yet clear.  
>The pattern in the past has been that the barracks have kept their 39 mhz 
>stuff intact, in case the trooper gets out of range of the 800 system.