How many of you repeater owners have an active 1.2 DV repeater on the air? Do you see any actual use?
I'm curious about this because, IMHO, 1.2 DV has very little to offer. 1.2 is strictly line of sight, and one really needs a high gain antenna and expensive feedline for reliable work. Why operate on a band where losses are so high, when 2M will triple the range with a far less expensive radio? Please note, 1.2 DD is a different animal. In Minneapolis/St Paul, you can set up your ID-1 anywhere around the metro and repeat that 128kbps data stream all over--They got the WOW factor going on with that network! 73 de NAØG Gene
