D-Star 5 users in orlando .... so far ..... Our jail is alone on 400 mhz everything here is 800 and up .... except for ham. When I worked for SPPD they like the county are on 800 trunking non digital and no intrest in going digital even now now.
TAMPABAY is over 4,000,000 and pinellas county alone is 1,400,000 .... not a back woods town .... there is ZERO in lowband vhf and no intrest in it and little intrest in HIGH band either. UHF is lightly populated with small companys. Bruce --- John Champa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bruce, > > Yes! From a strictly commercial perspective our 440 > MHz band is extremely > attractive territory. Many advantages there, > especially in urban areas. > Our 1.2 GHz > band is a little like that in built up metro areas > too, i.e., it gets > through where 2M > can't, etc. It is a miracle that more companies > haven't tried to muscle it > away from us. > > We have a D* system here in Dallas, but I don't know > how busy it is. I have > an > Icom 2200 with D* capability. I will have to check > it out this weekend and > report back. > > John > > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: bruce mallon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com > To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Digi Voice: No Bandwidth > Limit (was Re: ARRL > wake up ......) > Date: Fri, 4 May 2007 03:06:17 -0700 (PDT) > > John .... > > WELL .... someone has to do it ( LOL ) > > I work on 460 MHz radios all day and love the band > It > has good range and is adapt for getting through in > city's better than bands like 6 or 2 meters. We have > 2100 ICOM radios here now and 5 repeaters ... 3 at > the > jail. > > One day Ill get back to building a replacement for > the > ANA 6 meter repeater and ill have it linked to 440 > ... > > BTY D-Star has flopped here except for cost I don't > have a clue why .... they work OK but no one is > interested in them ORLANDO FL AES has the nearest > system so much for buying one .... Ill stick with > the > new sound card digimoder. > > Bruce > > > --- John Champa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Bruce, > > > > That is excellent! Sounds as if you are really > > HOLDING DOWN THE > > FORT for the 6M and 2M bands (and 1.25M and 10M > FM > > too!) in your area. > > > > That's really good to see. > > > > I do the same thing for 70cm...in a much smaller > > way. I continuously > > monitor the National Simplex Calling Frequency on > > 70cm (446.00 FM Simplex). > > I live near the freeway (I-96) and get what I > term > > the "occassional > > traveling QSO". I.e., first I will hear one > mobile > > station talking to > > another, > > and when I hear the second, I may join-in for a > > three-way QSO... > > Then they are lost in reverse order as they both > > drive out of range. > > > > Talk about lonely (except around Dayton time)...I > > usually fall out of my > > chair when the squelch breaks! (HI) > > > > John > > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > > From: bruce mallon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com > > To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Digi Voice: No > Bandwidth > > Limit (was Re: ARRL > > wake up ......) > > Date: Thu, 3 May 2007 11:32:34 -0700 (PDT) > > > > I'm trying to keep the bands populated .... It > gets > > lonely on 432 SSB ......LOL .... > > > > > > --- John Champa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Bruce, > > > > > > That's impressive! Good for you... > > > > > > John > > > > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > > > From: bruce mallon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Reply-To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com > > > To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com > > > Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Digi Voice: No > > Bandwidth > > > Limit (was Re: ARRL > > > wake up ......) > > > Date: Thu, 3 May 2007 09:17:59 -0700 (PDT) > > > > > > John .... > > > > > > I average 5 hours a day .... split between 6 > > meter > > > SSB/FM, 2 meter ssb/FM and have running in the > > shack > > > 223 FM, 17 meter SSB, 10 FM and room to run 2 > > more > > > as > > > needed...... inc psk-31. > > > > > > I have separate antennas for 6 SSB/FM, 2 > SSB/FM, > > > 440, > > > 17, 10 SSB/FM and 80-10meters and can run up > to 6 > > > bands / modes at the same time. > > > > > > NORNALY I will have radios going on 50.125, > > 50.020 ( > > > or 52.525 ), 144.200 ( 210 ) 147.550, 223.500 > and > > > 29.600 with my ft-840 free to be used on any > HF > > > band. > > > > > > With my new sound link box it will free up the > > > FT-100D > > > for 6 SSB and FM ... the old box is on the > FT-100 > > > which allows me to run it on 6 psk-31 when its > on > > or > > > 14.070..... > > > > > > Give a listen one day you might hear me > ....... > > on > > > just about any mode...... > > > > > > --- John Champa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Bruce, > > > > > > > > We call it LISTEN FIRST before > transmitting... > > > > > > > > You really need to get on the air more, OM! > > (HI) > > > > And stop wasting your time on this > > reflector... > > > > > > > > John > > > > > > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > > > > From: bruce mallon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Reply-To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com > > > > To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com > > > > Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Digi Voice: No > > > Bandwidth > > > > Limit (was Re: ARRL > > > > wake up ......) > > > > Date: Thu, 3 May 2007 04:21:45 -0700 (PDT) > > > > > > > > then how do you expect to know if you are > > > > interfering > > > > with someone if they cant id you ? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > > Tired of spam? 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