On 3/30/99 7:45 AM Hamish Moffatt ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
>I don't care what the frequency is, but why is it in the weak signal part
>of the band?
>
>In Australia, 144.100 to 144.400 MHz is allocated to CW / SSB for
>terrestial use. Narrow Band modes only. Packet on FM is certainly not
>narrowband.
>
The 144.39 allocation is for North America only. There is no need for
areas outside propagation range to be on the same frequency. Australia
should set their own policy based on their own needs.
>Our band plan is a gentleman's agreement and not in legislation
>such as part 97 in the USA. I think you could probably find enough
>angry people on the VHF list though, US and otherwise.
>
In ITU Zone 2, 144.300 to 144.500 was a satellite band. That was
relinquished when it could not be made a world-wide allocation. Prior to
use of that frequency, we checked with several prominent weak signal
operators, all of whom said they expected no problem. I posted requests
for comments to the major weak signal mailing lists. The only responses I
got were two people who said something like "Get off our reflector, this
isn't a weak signal issue". Yes, I found angry people, but not about the
frequency we chose!
144.39 was used for years for APRS in almost all of Canada and northern
New York. There were no cases of interference there.
Steve K4HG
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