<div dir="auto">Things don't have to be fractured. I have setup my experimental UHF digipeater/igate to digipeat local traffic from 2 meters as well as a heavily filtered set of information from IS. It can also digipeat beacons and messages onto 2 meters.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"> The result is a UHF digipeater that gives you all the functionality of two meters with decreased traffic and added bandwidth allowing for it to carry more useful information. Here in southern california 2 meters is full of traffic but frankly carries very little information.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">-Jess</div><div dir="auto">K5LLI<br><div dir="auto"><br></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Jan 1, 2019 6:23 AM, "Ev Tupis via aprssig" <<a href="mailto:aprssig@lists.tapr.org">aprssig@lists.tapr.org</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="m_-7432787386025406984ydp77b7fd5byahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:courier new,courier,monaco,monospace,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div></div>
<div><span><div>UHF APRS is considered "special event only". It is best to not
fracture routine APRS traffic by spreading out over multiple VHF+
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On Monday, December 31, 2018, 3:32:58 PM EST, Joe Bennett <<a href="mailto:ka3nam@tutanota.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ka3nam@tutanota.com</a>> wrote:
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<div><div>Kansas City uses 446.175 for digis... There are a few on air but barely scratch the surface of the digis on 144.39...<br clear="none"></div><div><div><br clear="none"></div></div><div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div></div><div><div><br clear="none"></div></div><div>-- Joe <br clear="none"></div><div>KA3NAM<br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div></div><div>Dec 31, 2018, 1:46 PM by <a href="mailto:w9bu_lists@rlburns.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">w9bu_lists@rlburns.net</a>:<br clear="none"></div><div class="m_-7432787386025406984ydpde99fb3yiv3001767895yqt8201101533" id="m_-7432787386025406984ydpde99fb3yiv3001767895yqt63581"><blockquote class="m_-7432787386025406984ydpde99fb3yiv3001767895tutanota_quote" style="border-left:1px solid #93a3b8;padding-left:10px;margin-left:5px"><div>What is the consensus opinion as to what 70cm band (UHF) frequency should be used for APRS in the U.S.?<br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>I know that Bob Bruninga WB4APR suggests 445.925 MHz on his web site. Is that well used around the country? Is that frequency protected by the various amateur radio frequency coordinating bodies around the U.S.?<br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Thank you.<br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Bob...<br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>_______________________________________________<br clear="none"></div><div>aprssig mailing list<br clear="none"></div><div><a shape="rect" href="mailto:aprssig@lists.tapr.org" rel="nofollow noreferrer" target="_blank">aprssig@lists.tapr.org</a><br clear="none"></div><div><a shape="rect" href="http://lists.tapr.org/mailman/listinfo/aprssig_lists.tapr.org" rel="nofollow noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.tapr.org/mailman/listinfo/aprssig_lists.tapr.org</a><br clear="none"></div></blockquote></div><div><br clear="none"></div> </div></div><div class="m_-7432787386025406984ydpde99fb3yqt8201101533" id="m_-7432787386025406984ydpde99fb3yqt62197">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">aprssig mailing list<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="mailto:aprssig@lists.tapr.org" rel="nofollow noreferrer" target="_blank">aprssig@lists.tapr.org</a><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://lists.tapr.org/mailman/listinfo/aprssig_lists.tapr.org" rel="nofollow noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.tapr.org/mailman/listinfo/aprssig_lists.tapr.org</a><br clear="none"></div></div>
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