Hello From Don KA9QJG , Hope Everyone is doing Well I have Heard and Read and
ask a lot of Questions about Hams using the Oscar Sub Band 144.3-144.5 and as
You can guess I Got a lot of Opinions From the ARRL, FCC And others, So I
thought the Best thing to go was to actually get the Answers from You the users.
Yes I know that and as a Responsible Ham I think We all should use the
Guidelines , But in this Case From what I have found the Oscar Sats have not
been on the Air since in Many Years , and NO Other Sats or ISS Is using the
Freqs or set aside for them , So a Lot of Hams in the US are using the Freqs
for FM/ SSB CW DIGTAL And Look the Well Established APRS
And long time and still used 144.34 FM for Conducting ATV And I have seen on
the Internet Some States actually adding the 144.300-144.5 As Simplex FM
The Problem is I have Heard People Jamming and Arguments about this over the
Air , I have even seen on the Internet when doing searches for Info Some
States even include this NON Used 144.300 TO 144.500 For FM Simplex Etc..
Because NO Oscar Sats Exist or Nothing else to Interfere with But I agree
100Percent if there Was the Freqs should NOT Be used for anything other then
what it was intended for
Thanks 73
De Don KA9QJG
PS as You know We have a lot of older Hams kind of set in their ways and the
New ones Are Listening and looking for ways to Fit in, and We need as Many New
Responsible Hams in this Hobby as We can get But How Could We get on these
Freqs Some are using and Say Hey We are not allowed here Because of the Oscar
Sub Band Something that has been Gone for over 20 Yrs
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