[SixClub] FM simplex

[Eric Suitter]

Gabriel Sierra wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>I don't know what is the problem with the 0.5 meg
>splits, really. It has not been hard to implement here
>in FK68 land, and it gives more RPT channels, and that
>is important because the band is small, let alone the
>FM portion. I think it is a more efficient use of the
>spectrum, but that is just my opinion, for what it is
>worth! That aside, a national plan is a good idea. It
>is hard to figure out the RPT split in different
>regions when you travel. The problem with a national
>plan implementation is that not all will want to play
>into it for one reason or another, so, things will
>pretty much stay the same.
>
>Gabriel, WP3BM
>
>  
>
The biggest reason some (currently running 1.7mHz) will not want to go 
to a narrower split (500kHz) is the much higher price tag for a duplexer 
that will perform well on the narrow split.
Eric N7XCF