How many use HAM vs C/B for rig to rig etc?
Ladies and Gents, The subject of C/Bs gets brought up every so often and is debated whether or not folks still install and use them. But, not many mention too much about HAM radios. I know and under...
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MetalGator wrote:ALL of them. It's pretty hard to gauge the low bands since you can hear the entire planet in many cases, and they are obviously all operating over the weekend so that's a poor gauge. But simply turn on anything above 6 Meters and the answer is obvious if you have been on those bands for any length of time. There are a few 2 meter repeater exceptions, but 2, 220, 440, and 1.2 are, and have been in trouble since cellphones evolved. I should know.... A friend of mine and myself built and owned 2ea. 220 repeaters, and 5ea. UHF repeaters, all linked, all with full remote control systems complete with remote base and telephone, covering from Santa Barbara to San Diego, all the way to Banning, and the Palmdale, Landcaster, Victorville/ Barstow areas all the way to the Nevada border, probably 1000+ sq. miles. No small feat as the OP will verify.SCVJeff wrote:
The question is how many are still active? The bands are empty these days... All of them.
Huh? The bands aren't empty? I work the HF bands on the weekends and they are full of stations. I also talk to my HAM friends on my daily commute to work everyday. Not sure what bands you are referring to.
Burch
K4QXX
With over 100 members on the system, it like many many others slowly eroded away due to the evolution of communication. I travel all over this country for business and finally gave up on the HT because it's the same story everywhere.
Not poo-poo'ing the hobby, but I can guarantee you that just because there may be more licensed Hams than ever doesn't mean they are close to being active.
(edit: poor morning iPhone post)
