Do ya think the committee will conclude there is no need? I'm in the public safety side and our guys don't like the new digital systems...they disappear in weak signal areas where the analog systems were fair readable. The solution to the drop-outs was to have a bolt-on-the-back of the fire truck relay unit, but the relay box blows away simplex at the incident site (not a good solution).
One might argue that having analog amateur repeaters is a better ACS backbone then digital... I'd like to know who is on the committee and what is there background? -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chuck Kelsey Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 9:32 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] ARRL Approves Study Committee to Research & Develop Plan for Narrowband Channel Spacing I agree, that's the political side of the problem. I don't see that there is a true NEED for more pairs in amateur service. There IS a need in the commercial/public safety world. Chuck WB2EDV
