Re: Yes or no?

"Ian Jackson" <ianREMOVETHISjackson@g3ohx.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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> In message <h2ra8q$b1d$1@news.eternal-september.org>, Yeti
> <yeti@ayrshore.com> writes
>>
>>VHF and UHF is now far too much in hard cash to ever be given over to any
>>CB or Amateur use - they're already stealing 70cms for taxis in London...
>>27MHz is worth nothing - noone will have it.
>>
> True, true.
> And, these days, is there really much demand for CB (for the purpose for
> which it was originally conceived? A lot of its potential functions have
> now been replaced with mobile phones (especially for local communication
> between family members, friends, local groups etc). And for really local
> stuff, we have PMR446. No, it's probably best left where it is. After all,
> it isn't causing much harm.
> Ian
>
>
True, but 446 is too limited to be anything but a toy for kids.

An Advanced Personal Radio Service (APRS) was promised 15 years ago
based on mobile phone technology, but nothing came of it.
Like UHF CB but with selective group and individual calling,
with voicemail built in to the radios.

Steve Terry

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