On 4 Aug 2003 08:36:31 -0700, Brian Kelly wrote:

My knee-jerk reaction to this was "where are the heavy-hitters like
Motorola" who have a vested interest in lo-band VHF ops?" Silly me,
Motorola would love to have the lo-band trashed in order to move
*everybody" up the spectrum whether the taxpayers can afford it or
not.

The Big Emm stopped making low-band radios and replacement parts
almost ten years ago, and RCA and GE have been out of that business
for a lot more. That's why several of my clients have gone to UHF
and 800 MHz trunked systems. A biggie user in the Low-Band is the
California Highway Patrol (5000 or so mobiles and lots of base
stations) who has been mouthing about going to 800 MHz for at least
twelve years that I am aware of. I'll see it when it happens.

--
73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane

From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest
Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon