Radiosporting Fan wrote:
> --- "Mike (KA5CVH) Urich" <ka5cvh@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I would contend that with the limited number of FM
>> contacts being made now there is no threat that
>> 146.52 is under siege by a few big guns.
>
> This makes a ton of sense from our perspective. I
> would offer that 2-meters is used as a local
> communication utility band and that .52 (due in part
> to the contest ban, btw) is often used for search and
> rescue training, etc and should have a guarded
> frequency to operate on even during contest times.
SAR training on the calling frequency? Who would do THAT?
(See the slippery slope here of even HAVING a calling frequency?)
It was neat to see myself in your propagation logs after the contest,
Ev. Wish I could see more of that "live", or even be allowed to, as a
Rover. Neat stuff.
Nate WY0X
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