Re: Users of 2 metre Amateur Band?
27MHz CB is indeed an alternative, and the kids are all encouraged to - and do - use it. This summer, they were working into America and SW UK on <4W. Unsupervised.
2m FM is a different animal technically, and it was for this reason that the thought entered my noggin to get them onto it. duplex working, in-band signalling, different propagation etc.
An (unmodified) CB set is inconvenient to have in a domestic setting. the simple squelch cannot effectively cut out the inevitable short term QRN & QRM from toys, pumps, lights, skip, etc
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