FWIW I mentioned to an Icom guy how nice it would be to have a multiband
multimode radio that included 222, and maybe even 903. He gave me the usual BS
in return.
Yes, transverters will get one on 222, but especially for roving having one box
with few wires attached is much nicer.
73 - Jim K8MR
On Monday, May 22, 2023 at 08:22:29 PM EDT, Dana <ve3dss@hotmail.com>
wrote:
Marshall and all
I don’t get it either, the big 3 all had 220 gear at one time
Back in the day…
You can buy 3 band hand helds now, some even cover 50 - 600 Mhz!
Boefeng and whole constellation of other companies in China are cranking them
out cheap.
So yes they are FM… but the point is its hardware that covers 222.
Someone suggested that in Japan 222 is used by the police etc and the big 3
wanted to stay clear
….not really sure if that’s an issue
given that yes the major market for gear is Japan… the US/R2 market is a
“subset”…
BUT
Even so, technically adding 222 should not be a biggie … software defined
radios abound
so the coverage is not an issue, filters are cheap, PA modules are from
Mitsubishi and others…
You could simply design the product ONLY for Region 2… with the extra band…
I would think ARRL RAC and IARU could put some squeeze on these guys to
make the gear, but I suppose the demand isn’t there…. I mean how many do you
think they can sell?? … how many have they sold that cover 144 and 432?
I’d like to see the stats by country….
Anyway, I’m fine with a transverter… but one box in the car would be UFB
The Q5 5 band transverter is slick…
73 Dana VE3DS
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