[VHFcontesting] So. California 144.200 during June VHF

[Hector Garcia XE2K]

Guys

During the  Saturday and Sunday   of the contest when looking for Q's   found  a group of  Trucker and Farming Equipment Drivers  using  144.200 FM , calling the guys on FM , one of them what I think was the boss answer and ask what is Ham Radio  or whats mean  Ham Radio Frequency, giving to them a little  explanation  about the real mean of Ham Radio Frequency  and the difference  to Commercial Frequencies , they answer they have that Channel for years using it,  this guys where working on the  Imperial Valley  between El Centro and Westmorlan  , they claim they work  just for a few days in this Area  but his company location is in SALINAS CA,  i think this group of persons make several  trips at year to several locations in CA  where they harvest , please keep  and Eye on those  guys , they have  2 channels  like they call it ,  144.000  and 144.200 mhz  FM ,   i think commercial radios  or maybe amateur equipment  programmed by no ethic  technician.

Is the only that i can get with the Help of Bruce  N7TY who was also  on the Freq trying to  move this guys from there,  i hope this  help to move  the commercial use of the  ham band ,at least from this group.

Hector XE2K. 


Hector Garcia XE2K / XF1K
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P.O.Box 73 
El Centro CA 92244-0073
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