At 7/27/2009 14:08, you wrote: >On Sun, 26 Jul 2009, JOHN MACKEY wrote: > > You can call the frequency ranges (where the FCC allows repeaters) a > > defacto band plan or any other term you want. What it means is that a > > person could use 146.52 Mhz as a repeater input or output legally as > > long as they are not causing interference. > >Why don't we discuss the fact that in virtually every area in the >country, there are at least three repeaters in the linear translator >part of the band?
In SoCal there is no spectrum for linear translators in the VHF/UHF bandplans. A long time (30 years?) ago there were 2 pairs available for them, but were removed due to lack of any interest in the mode. Bob NO6B
