Subj : Re: Will we lose 70cm?
To   : Mortar M.
From : Rug Rat
Date : Mon Jul 28 2025 20:50:21

On Mon 28-Jul-2025  2:12p, Mortar M.@1:124/5016.0 said to Rug Rat:

MM> I'm not a ham, but I do scan the bands via WebSDR and KiwiSDR.  I mostly
MM> listen to HF, but I do like tuning in 2m and 70cm.  Problem is, nobody
MM> seems to be around anymore.  I've tried stations all over the US and
MM> different times of the day, but there's hardly anybody around.  The
MM> stations seem to be functional (I occationally hear the station ID),
MM> there's just nobody home.
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Depends largely on your area,  So Cal. 70cm used to be very active, in San Diego we had a lot of cool toys on 440, such as HF remote Bases.  In the lower end of 440Mhz SSB is where a lot of amateur satalink links, and of course cross band repeating, and let us also not forget 9600bps packet, and fast scan television.

Rug Rat (Brent Hendricks)
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