Any 220mhz activity in your area?

[Moleculo]

There's a bit going on here in SoCal. We have a couple of neat linked repeater systems. There's also a simplex group that has moved onto 220Mhz. I've begun to really like the characteristics of this band.

How much activity is there in your area? If none, do you think you could get some going?

 

[74IN]

I don't have 220 TX, but I don't hear anything on RX.

No repeaters that I know of.

220 gear is kinda rare.

I have an 8100 Yaesu that is opened up, do you think it can operate on 220?

No 220 on my 706MKIIG.

 

[SR385]

A pretty solid amount of activity in NJ though it's mostly the ARES/RACES/MARS crowd so there is little in the way of social content on the machines. From what I hear, the control ops like it that way too.

Mostly a lot of 'roger, over' posturing.

The repeaters are quite effective though and during the SET drill a couple weeks ago I was rather impressed by the coverage on the band here. The properties of 220 are pretty interesting, seems nearly as long reaching as 2m but more stable in the path.

 

[W5LZ]

There is no 220 activity in this area that I'm aware of. I can monitor 220 but can't transmit there, so don't typically pay much attention to that band. The trend in the last few years has been 'away' from 220, few manufacturers make a radio that cover it in addition to 2 meters and 440, not much market. 220 does have characteristics that tend to be a little of both 2 meters and 440, sort of. Too bad...
- 'Doc

 

[park]

I am located in central Texas. A number of hams were stating that if there was a 220 repeater in the area they would get on the band. I went to a lot of expense and work to get a repeater going, it sat there for a year with about two of us on it. I took it down and sold it.

 

[C2]

no radio gear for me, but my spectrum analyzer indicates regular activity on 220.

Also, our repeater coordinator shows well over 20 coordinated repeaters and almost a dozen uncoordinated. Only a couple of them are closed.

I'd bet that I could hit 100 220 repeaters here using a good beam and 100W.

Molecular dude, aren't you out in Sac?


223.7600 - W6SAR Foresthill PCSAR Coordinated o100.0e
223.8200 - N6NMZ Auburn N6NMZ Coordinated o136.5elx
223.8400 - AC6VJ Vacaville CONDOR Coordinated o141.3lx
223.8600 - K6ARR Auburn SFARC Coordinated o100.0e
223.8800 - K6TTD Sacramento K6TTD Coordinated o100.0
223.9000 - N6NMZ Auburn N6NMZ Coordinated o100.0
223.9200 - KM6KW Vacaville P I R G Not Coordinated #o85.4aelrsx
223.9600 - WA6UHF Chico WA6UHF Coordinated ca
224.0400 - KU6V Lincoln KU6V Coordinated o123.0lx
224.0600 - K6ZWZ ElDoradoHills K6ZWZ Coordinated o127.3
224.1000 - W6AK Rancho Cordova SARC Coordinated o100.0r
224.1200 - KJ6MB Vacaville KJ6MB Coordinated o141.3ex
224.2000 - WV6F Vacaville WVA Coordinated o127.3aelrsx
224.2200 - KC6MHT Sacramento KC6MHT Not Coordinated #o123.0ae
224.2400 - KB6SJG Vacaville KB6SJG Coordinated o136.5ex
224.2600 - N6NMZ Williams Colusa SO Coordinated o100.0elx
224.2800 - WA6UHF Chico WA6UHF Coordinated o110.9x
224.3200 - AB6LI Grass Valley AB6LI Coordinated o151.4sx
224.3600 - N6YCK Cohassett N6YCK Coordinated o110.9ex
224.3800 - W6ER Fairfield Solano/ACS Not Coordinated #o77.0rx
224.4000 - K6IS Sacramento NHRC Coordinated oel
224.4200 - N6NMZ Vacaville N6NMZ Coordinated o100.0
224.4800 - KF6GLZ Grass Valley N6UG Coordinated o131.8lx
224.5400 - W6BRA Vacaville W6MAV Coordinated o118.8e
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224.5600 - WA6ZZK Sacramento WA6ZZK Coordinated o94.8esx
224.5800 - W4WIL Auburn W4WIL Coordinated o100.0e
224.7000 - AA6IP Sacramento AA6IP Coordinated o107.2el
224.7200 - KS6HRP Dunnigan SHARP Coordinated o77.0e
224.8000 - N6YCK Red Bluff N6YCK Coordinated o110.9ex
224.8400 - W6HIR Georgetown RAMS Coordinated o100.0x
224.8800 - W6YFW Carmichael CE ARC Not Coordinated #o162.2e
224.9000 - KD6GVO Grass Valley KD6GVO Coordinated o151.4aelrsx
224.9600 - W6GNO Yuba City W6GNO Coordinated o100.0x
224.9800 - K6SCA Mt Aukum RMRG Coordinated o156.7lrx




NARCC - Northern Amateur Relay Council of California

 

[C2]

OK, now I see you're in SoCal. Have you seen this site?

Southern California Repeater Lists

 

[Moleculo]

Yeah, SoCal...like I said there's quite a bit of 220 activity out here, but it seems like every time you bring up 220 topic to folks in other areas they think you're from outer space. I think 220 is a very kewl band so I thought I'd see what is going on with it in other areas.