Two meter freqs in cable/TV systems; WAS Re: [aprssig] Yaesu FT1500M

[Doug Ferrell]

On Fri, 11 Mar 2005, Rich Garcia wrote:

> Could be...our CERT team uses 146.55 simplex in addition to our UHF repeater
> and
> no matter where I am I get a dead carrier coming in and out on both the
> mobile and HT
> more often than not. I no longer listen to .55 because of it.
> 
> I also believe 145.19 is in the cable band.
> 

  Rich the only cable frequency in the ham band is 145.250 (video) and
sound 149.750. It does splatter around that frequency +/-. I've had
problems around town from leaky amps and Comcast is fairly quick about
fixing it.

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...DOUG, KD4MOJ
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