True, and in Europe, where thay only have a 10MHz wide band, ATV has gone to 23cM using FN, not AM. Makes old satellite TV receivers usable for the Rx side without modification other than a preamp.
I guess it would be a struggle getting all the US FM repeaters into 433-435 and 438-440 but most in this area are unused anyway.
On 21-Feb-11 23:52, Ron Overdrive wrote:
I'm not sure how worried people are over 420 - 430 since there's parts of the US you can't operate in those 10 megs. Down there from what I understand, though I could be wrong, is amateur TV. The important thing is we don't lose the 430 - 440 segment because that's where a lot of activity, satellite links included, happens on 70cm. Taking away 450 - 470mhz would also essentially kill both the FRS and GMRS bands as well which, while not always hams, is regularly used by thousands of people.
~73, AC2RF Ron