Re: [Repeater-Builder] 900 meg Spectra radio

2010-03-01 Thread Nate Duehr
On 2/27/2010 7:54 PM, Fuggitaboutit wrote: Why cant someone just come up with a 900 meg fm mobile for amateur use? They would sell a zillion of them . What would you pay for it? Nate WY0X

Re: [Repeater-Builder] 900 meg Spectra radio

2010-03-01 Thread Chuck Kelsey
- Original Message - From: Nate Duehr n...@natetech.com To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 5:22 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] 900 meg Spectra radio On 2/27/2010 7:54 PM, Fuggitaboutit wrote: Why cant someone just come up with a 900 meg fm mobile for amateur use

Re: [Repeater-Builder] 900 meg Spectra radio

2010-03-01 Thread Nate Duehr
mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 5:22 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] 900 meg Spectra radio On 2/27/2010 7:54 PM, Fuggitaboutit wrote: Why cant someone just come up with a 900 meg fm mobile for amateur use? They would sell a zillion of them . What would you

Re: [Repeater-Builder] 900 meg Spectra radio

2010-03-01 Thread Kris Kirby
On Mon, 1 Mar 2010, Nate Duehr wrote: That's the reason I asked. There's a major manufacturer making a pretty decent 1.2 GHz radio (Icom ID-1) that costs $1000, and it's obviously also (besides doing FM) a D-STAR rig, and that distinction is making it sell to those with $1000 to burn on a

Re: [Repeater-Builder] 900 meg Spectra radio

2010-02-28 Thread James Adkins
Yeah, same as 220. There's not really a need for an amateur rig anyway. There are so many commercial rigs that go there easily, and you would never be able to buy an amateur rig with the performance of a Spectra! On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 11:35 PM, JOHN MACKEY jmac...@usa.net wrote: Because

Re: [Repeater-Builder] 900 meg Spectra radio

2010-02-28 Thread MCH
True, but where is the hack for the front panel programmable Spectra? It's nice to not be limited to preprogrammed channels. Joe M. James Adkins wrote: Yeah, same as 220. There's not really a need for an amateur rig anyway. There are so many commercial rigs that go there easily, and

Re: [Repeater-Builder] 900 meg Spectra radio

2010-02-28 Thread James Adkins
I used to be like that, but now that I've gone commercial, I don't find that's an issue. I would rather have the improved performance. Plus, you can program in simplex channels, etc. If you can fill up 128 memory channels on 900 MHz in your area, that's great. Around here, we have 4 repeaters

Re: [Repeater-Builder] 900 meg Spectra radio

2010-02-28 Thread Robert Pease
...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2010 10:21 AM Eastern Standard Time To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject:Re: [Repeater-Builder] 900 meg Spectra radio I used to be like that, but now that I've gone commercial, I don't find that's an issue. I would rather have the improved

RE: [Repeater-Builder] 900 meg Spectra radio

2010-02-28 Thread Mark
Not necessarily true, John. There are pockets of HIGH activity on 900 MHz - especially on the coasts, where PAVE PAWS has forced the reduction or elimination of 70cm repeaters. Unfortunately, I'm not on either coast (I'm in the Chicago area) so your observation is accurate -- for me anyway.

RE: [Repeater-Builder] 900 meg Spectra radio

2010-02-28 Thread allan crites
n9...@ameritech.net wrote: From: Mark n9...@ameritech.net Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] 900 meg Spectra radio To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, February 28, 2010, 12:47 PM   Not necessarily true, John. There are pockets of HIGH activity on 900 MHz - especially

Re: [Repeater-Builder] 900 meg Spectra radio

2010-02-28 Thread Bill Smith
Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] 900 meg Spectra radio Not necessarily true, John.  There are pockets of HIGH activity on 900 MHz - especially on the coasts, where PAVE PAWS has forced the reduction or elimination of 70cm repeaters. Unfortunately, I'm not on either coast (I'm in the Chicago area

RE: [Repeater-Builder] 900 meg Spectra radio

2010-02-28 Thread Kris Kirby
On Sun, 28 Feb 2010, allan crites wrote: What really needs to happen is for someone to design a transistor or FET RF power doubler for all those 450 Mhz radios that will be coming or now surplus on the commercial market. Then amateur 900 MHz would boom. Don't ask me to do it, I don't have

RE: [Repeater-Builder] 900 meg Spectra radio

2010-02-28 Thread JOHN MACKEY
: [Repeater-Builder] 900 meg Spectra radio Not necessarily true, John. There are pockets of HIGH activity on 900 MHz - especially on the coasts, where PAVE PAWS has forced the reduction or elimination of 70cm repeaters. Unfortunately, I'm not on either coast (I'm in the Chicago area) so

Re: [Repeater-Builder] 900 meg Spectra radio

2010-02-27 Thread JOHN MACKEY
Because 900 Mhz is only available to amateurs in the US and not in Japan. The 900 Mhz amateur activity in the US is not very strong. -- Original Message -- Received: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 07:02:17 PM PST From: Fuggitaboutit mikew...@hotmail.com To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com SNIP Why