Gary KN4AQ wrote: > The 440 UHF band has LOTS of room, at least in Region Two.
In many / most places, sure. But in the US ... still need to remember the amateur service has secondary allocation. Here in New England with the PAVE PAWS radar 70cm is pretty much off limits. (May be why we've got a lot of 33cm systems being built out albeit no D-STAR equipment there!) > Acres of space is set aside for ATV, which, arguably, > isn't pulling its weight on 440 and should be heading for > wider pastures up the spectrum. Agreed. > It would be nice if DD (the 128 kbps data mode) could be > included in the dual-band radios and repeaters. Some new > spectrum management would be needed. In the US can we run that bandwidth and modulation on 70cm? Adding to that though: I think the cost of the ID-1 is a barrier for many people ... nice if there was DD on a lower frequency band - but also at a reduced cost. Bob W1QA
