It met with quite a largely attended response, giving me some enlightenment into the history of FM and 2 meters.Originally Posted by ad4mg
OK, then! Let me know how that works out for ya ...
In the end however I was right and Washington, Idaho, and Montana are 20 khz spacing states according to the almighty ARRL repeater handbook.
In this area 146.56 is a le-jit simplex freq.
146.5615 would be legit too. Oh wait. Nevermind. The entire 2m band is legit regardless of gentleman's agreement, ARRL bandplan or otherwise. Doesn't mean you should rock the boat. Just saying. If I don't, then who will?
a little birdie...
I'm just catching up on this topic now, but I asked over there, and I'll ask over here, too:
In this part of 2-land, we use 145.110, 145.130, 145.170 ... 145.490 and 146.610, 146.625, 146.640 ... 147.390. Are we 15 or 20 kHz?
The convention around here seems to be to use 15 kHz steps on simplex since we use 15 kHz repeater spacing above 146.
Sam
Holy shite, a thread about actual ham radio on HamIsland
In 2-land 146.52 and 146.55 are well-known simplex frequencies and used often. I'm also part of a little group in my area that has been using 146.415 for almost 20 years.
There's regulars on 146.430 around here... agreement really means checking frequencies for activity above and below if you want to use something "different".
"Where would we be without the agitators of the world to attach the electrodes
of knowledge to the nipples of ignorance?" ~ Professor "Dick" Soloman
Umm, Am I the only one thinking "Who really has so much time on their hands to give a crap?" Don't interfere with another station and use whatever you want. Sure, gentleman's agreement, abide by it if you can, but if you want to be channelized, go by a GMRS and pay your $80 bucks.
John
John (N9MXX)
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