Ham Radio Freq's for the Western Washington Area... (Page 2 of 2)
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Do many people use 1.25 meters (220 Mhz) in this area? I thought it would be useful to have access to a VHF band which in event of an emergency would not be too common. I believe there would be sufficient space on the simplex frequencies of 2 meters but honestly I don't know.
I once lived in a small town with a 2 meter repeater. When a minor event happened the repeaters instantly became unavailable for emergency use, so a person could only use simplex. Don't misunderstand me, I prefer simplex, but I've wondered how crowded 2 meters could become in an actual emergency. |
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Originally Posted By FriedFish: Do many people use 1.25 meters (220 Mhz) in this area? I thought it would be useful to have access to a VHF band which in event of an emergency would not be too common. I believe there would be sufficient space on the simplex frequencies of 2 meters but honestly I don't know. I once lived in a small town with a 2 meter repeater. When a minor event happened the repeaters instantly became unavailable for emergency use, so a person could only use simplex. Don't misunderstand me, I prefer simplex, but I've wondered how crowded 2 meters could become in an actual emergency. Depends on which area "this area" is. Lots of hams in Western Washington, esepcially Central/South Puget Sound/SnoKingPierce. Most repeaters are 2m or 70cm. Lots of ARES-type groups which, again, mostly use 2m or 70cm. Not so much on 6 or 1.25m. Use of digital modes, especially D-STAR, is picking up for emergency use. (Helps that ICOM USA is in Bellevue...) |
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