Is there any voice communications in this band ?
Yes ... although a quick check of a 20-mile radius search in the Cleveland area
only shows licensee that would be using mid band for paging / signaling.
Concentrate your check in the ranges of 72.0 to 72.98 MHz and 75.0 to 75.98
MHz.
In the U.S., mid band has primarily been used by public safety (service code
PW) for links between sites, such as between a dispatch center and remote
transmitter and / or receivers.
Here in both N.C. and S.C., the mid band links are being phased out by wach
state's highway patrol as microwave links replace them ... and replacement
parts are hard to find.
It looks like the State of Ohio still has some mid band links in place, but I
can't tell you if they are still active.
Jeff Multer
Fort Mill, S.C.
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