Alinco, made a 220mhz / 900mhz HT, it was on the market for a short time, it was the DJ-G29T, it was a companion radio to the DJ-G7T (144mhz 440mhz 1.2ghz), they share all of the same accessories except of course for the antennas. Oddly enough, I bought my DJ-29T at the Portland HRO!
Just got my buddy on the air on 900mhz today. We made a mountaintop to mountaintop contact. It was really awesome. Actively trying to get more people on 1.2 GHz. 220 is very active in VA is
Im in the pdx area with 220 and 1.2ghz. I've not made a 1.2ghz contact since I i moved here but before that when I lived in Medford I used 1.2Ghz with D-STAR all the time. We had a 1.2Ghz D-STAR repeater we used as kind of a "IC-9700" club since we were the only ones using it. Since I moved I have had zero contacts on 220 or 1.2 but I'd like to, and I'd like to get into 900mhz as well.
There is a relatively large group of VHF+ enthusiasts known as the PNW VHF Society (That should help you find them). There are a lot of interests within that group, too, such as a 1.2GHz net that meets on the air every week by pointing antennas at Mt. Rainier.
I use 220 pretty often, in Ohio. Just hooked up 900mhz system tonight, but cannot hit a repeater about 10 miles away. I'll worry about 1.2ghz after I get a 900 contact..
900Mhz Motorola DTR radios are great for license free p2p radios with FHSS and digital voice. No repeaters but they do have base stations and range extenders.
900mhz is not good unless you live in a flat area like the Midwest. Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, etc. We had a bunch of 900 here in Western New York, but in order to be reliable all the repeaters had to be linked so that when you got too far or out of the line of sight range you switched to another to pickup the conversation. Our terrain and ups and downs of elevation here are just not efficient enough for 900 or 1200. If we were flat like Kansas, Texas, etc…. It a be a 100 percent go
here in california 900 and 1.2 are not that active im in the market for a mono band 1.2 ghz radio my older model kenwood triband is no good and no one is repairing them
Alinco, made a 220mhz / 900mhz HT, it was on the market for a short time, it was the DJ-G29T, it was a companion radio to the DJ-G7T (144mhz 440mhz 1.2ghz), they share all of the same accessories except of course for the antennas.
Oddly enough, I bought my DJ-29T at the Portland HRO!
For 900mhz,give the retevis RT-10 a try. Easy to program right out of the box
We're in the process of setting up a 33cm repeater. We're only lacking a duplexer at the moment.
Just got my buddy on the air on 900mhz today. We made a mountaintop to mountaintop contact. It was really awesome. Actively trying to get more people on 1.2 GHz. 220 is very active in VA is
Im in the pdx area with 220 and 1.2ghz. I've not made a 1.2ghz contact since I i moved here but before that when I lived in Medford I used 1.2Ghz with D-STAR all the time. We had a 1.2Ghz D-STAR repeater we used as kind of a "IC-9700" club since we were the only ones using it. Since I moved I have had zero contacts on 220 or 1.2 but I'd like to, and I'd like to get into 900mhz as well.
There is a relatively large group of VHF+ enthusiasts known as the PNW VHF Society (That should help you find them). There are a lot of interests within that group, too, such as a 1.2GHz net that meets on the air every week by pointing antennas at Mt. Rainier.
Talked on a 220 and a 900Mhz repeater tonight and last night I was talking to my buddy on 1296.100 sideband for an hour.
I love depending on overseas corporations to make equipment for my hobby.
I use 220 pretty often, in Ohio. Just hooked up 900mhz system tonight, but cannot hit a repeater about 10 miles away. I'll worry about 1.2ghz after I get a 900 contact..
900Mhz Motorola DTR radios are great for license free p2p radios with FHSS and digital voice. No repeaters but they do have base stations and range extenders.
I have a D75A Tribander with D-Star,
geting motorola software.. what a nightmare
900mhz is not good unless you live in a flat area like the Midwest. Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, etc. We had a bunch of 900 here in Western New York, but in order to be reliable all the repeaters had to be linked so that when you got too far or out of the line of sight range you switched to another to pickup the conversation. Our terrain and ups and downs of elevation here are just not efficient enough for 900 or 1200. If we were flat like Kansas, Texas, etc…. It a be a 100 percent go
Can it be used as a police scanner?
here in california 900 and 1.2 are not that active im in the market for a mono band 1.2 ghz radio my older model kenwood triband is no good and no one is repairing them
They won't make equipment for them.
Good luck converting the business radios without someone showing you how in person.