[SixClub] 6m repeaters for Alabama

[Michael Urich]

On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 10:30:51 -0600, Chris Boone <CBoone at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 52.48 is not nationally accepted as simplex...and since the 52-54 MHz range
> in your area is odd channel spaced, it should not be in your area as
> well.....try 52.49 instead! The ARRL bandplan is a major screwed up plan and
> the majority of the country does NOT follow it

Mike wrote

I find it simply amazing that the single VHF+ band that could benefit
the most from a nationally recognized band is the most fouled up of
the bunch.

I have a FT-8900 in the car with a 1/4 wave mono-band whip for 50 MHz
and spend a lot of time behind the windshield <80,000 mi/yr> and would
love to see a national repeater plan where I could program in all
standard repeater pairs along with all standard and common simplex
frequencies so while I'm on the road I could have it in scan mode and
could be listening for Q's <while traveling I don't actively call Q's
unless in a somewhat rare grid>.

The most I would have to do is find the CTCSS tone if I came across
activity.  However I don't want to have to program in all the
different splits or inverted inputs and outputs that populate the 50
MHz band, it could potentially eat up all 800 memories <exaggerating>

I don't want to dump on Gene <W3ZZ> but maybe he could help?

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Mike Urich, KA5CVH
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