RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Narrow banding question

2009-08-09 Thread N9WYS
Agreed, Eric... but being affiliated with public safety, I also see that some agencies (mostly municipalities with limited budgets) are waiting as long as possible before being forced to bite the bullet. Mark - N9WYS -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com On Behalf Of

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Narrow banding question

2009-08-09 Thread no6b
At 8/8/2009 21:33, you wrote: As have many other parts of the country - to 12.5 kHz on 440. But, when you say narrowbanding, are you talking the actual users switching from NBFM (16.0 kHz BW) to SNFM (11.0 kHz BW) or are you just talking about the bandplan going from 25.0 kHz channels to 20.0 kHz

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Narrow banding question

2009-08-08 Thread N9WYS
Albert, This depends on the service. Public Safety and Business Radio services are affected. Amateur Radio and GMRS are not - at this time. (IIRC) I would certainly expect to see a glut of non-narrowband compatible equipment enter the surplus market soon... Mark - N9WYS -Original

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Narrow banding question

2009-08-08 Thread Eric Lemmon
-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of N9WYS Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2009 3:36 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Narrow banding question Albert, This depends on the service. Public Safety and Business Radio services

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Narrow banding question

2009-08-08 Thread Brian Raker
In Southern California under SCRRBA, we're already semi-narrowbanding in the 70cm / 440mHz band to 20kHz per channel/frequency. IIRC, FRS and by extension GMRS is already 12.5kHz. On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 3:36 PM, N9WYSn9...@ameritech.net wrote: Albert, This depends on the service.  Public

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Narrow banding question

2009-08-08 Thread MCH
As have many other parts of the country - to 12.5 kHz on 440. But, when you say narrowbanding, are you talking the actual users switching from NBFM (16.0 kHz BW) to SNFM (11.0 kHz BW) or are you just talking about the bandplan going from 25.0 kHz channels to 20.0 kHz channels and everyone is

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Narrow banding question

2009-08-08 Thread MCH
No, not all VHF/UHF, only the segments 136-512 MHz, and in those segments only the FCC Part 90 users (Public Safety, Business, Industrial, Etc.) Joe M. Albert wrote: Yes, I realize it effects only UHF and VHF users. Maybe I was unclear with my question. Is is ALL VHF and UHF users? I was