[VHFcontesting] [VHF] Re: [nfarl] 2 Meter AM

[Tom Frenaye]

Bill -

I'm pretty sure ARRL never adopted a national band plan.  The one you quoted has been printed in ARRL publications for 20+ years, but usually includes the comment that it is a "general recommendation" and that users should consult their local frequency coordinator to see the local band plan.  The "old" ARRL VHF-UHF Advisory Committee seems to have proposed this plan (1970s?), but it was never adopted by the ARRL Board.  As you well-know, a national band plan hasn't made a whole lot of sense in the past with all of the regional and local differences.  

There is currently a Microwave Band Planning Committee working on updating band plans for 33cm (902 MHz) and up.  

       -- Tom

At 02:50 PM 1/12/2010, William M. Pasternak wrote:
>In looking at the ARRL 2 meter bandplan (below), there appears to be no provision made for AM.  Not even a "local option" frequency.
>
>Maybe this should be addressed at the ARRL BoD meeting next week.  Who wants to write the e-mail?
>
>de
>WA6ITF
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>144.00-144.05EME (CW)
>144.05-144.10General CW and weak signals
>144.10-144.20EME and weak-signal SSB
>144.200National calling frequency
>144.200-144.275General SSB operation
>144.275-144.300Propagation beacons
>144.30-144.50New OSCAR subband
>144.50-144.60Linear translator inputs
>144.60-144.90FM repeater inputs
>144.90-145.10Weak signal and FM simplex (145.01,03,05,07,09 are widely used for packet)
>145.10-145.20Linear translator outputs
>145.20-145.50FM repeater outputs
>145.50-145.80Miscellaneous and experimental modes
>145.80-146.00OSCAR subband
>146.01-146.37Repeater inputs
>146.40-146.58Simplex
>146.52National Simplex Calling Frequency
>146.61-146.97Repeater outputs
>147.00-147.39Repeater outputs
>147.42-147.57Simplex
>147.60-147.99Repeater inputs
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