Re: Users of 2 metre Amateur Band?
Dropping CTCSS and reverting to 25kHz channel spacing would bring a lot of equipment back into play and would make amateur radio suddenly cheaper to get into.
12.5kHz was introduced to solve the problem of congestion. The problem is now quite the reverse.
CTCSS was introduced to allow there to be more repeaters in a denser network to handle a greater population of users. Due to lack of users, the repeater groups building and maintaining these machines are strapped for funds and for active bodies to do the work. Usage is very low and the network will inevitably shrink. Even the squeakies seem to have lost interest.
It's time for a new band-plan engineered for current circumstances.
David
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Can't afford the volcanic island yet, but the plans for my monorail and the goons' uniforms are done
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