what is 30 to 32 mhz for?
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mudder
what is 30 to 32 mhz for?
i bought an rci 2950 used from a friend.does anyone know what 30 to 32 mhz is for?its in the radio but i know its not any ham band.i asked one ham guy he told me its no mans land there but can you get busted for talking there?im guessing yes.
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blackjack
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Gadfly
28.000 to 29.700 is Amateur, 30-40 MHZ is lo-vhf. Some low-budget fire departments and rescue squads, and business STILL use that area! There was a group of people who were warned in the Hickory/Vale, NC area to stop their activity (30.76 MHZ FM. The agent WAS in the area because I SAW him and know his name (out of Norfolk, VA). And, no, they don't use white vans with a bazillion antennas; you'll never KNOW until they come to the door! How about a green Chevy Tahoe that looks like your regular soccer Mom!?
IHMO, going outside the CB band below 26.900 and above 28 MHZ is a bad idea because, in truth, there IS no "empty" space. Just because you don't "hear" something doesn't mean someone isn't there.
YMMV
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Gadfly
IHMO, going outside the CB band below 26.900 and above 28 MHZ is a bad idea because, in truth, there IS no "empty" space. Just because you don't "hear" something doesn't mean someone isn't there.
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Gadfly
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mudder
we have talkeed below 26.900 here for over 11 years sometimes we even talk down on 26.000 we never got in any trouble just like everyone talks over ch 40 but we dont run big power like others do.best time to talk is vert late at night most people are sleeping then.one guy told me 30 to 32 was what the old police and fire dep use to use but not anymore. 
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Gadfly
Well, that's up to you to decide! :D I know for a fact that there was an FCC agent in my area who was looking for a group of people using 30.760
without a license. One of them was licensed, but was giving out old Motorola radios to friends and shut-ins. That's where the rub was---the MIS-use of the business license. So to say that they DON'T go after violators isn't quite true. The agent was/is based in Norfolk, Va and he drove a soccer Mom Chevy Tahoe!
Honestly, there ARE agencies who DO use certain frequencies in 26 MHZ despite what you are saying. Often, these frequencies are used to relieve
the load on other VHF circuits. The moderators won't let me post any of these, but there ARE accounts of people being nailed for operating down on 26 MHZ. Recently, too!
Some of them are hams as well!
If you ever get caught talking on a so-called "freeband", there will still be no mercy!
How much, or how little, an agency uses a frequency has nothing to do with it; it is still assigned by FCC TO that agency to use, or not to use as they see fit within the rules of the service. Would you install a POLICE radio and start talking on it? If so, WHY? (now, no smart-aleck answers, ya know 
) What if you bought a rake and put it up for later use? But when you go out to use the rake, someone has "borrowed" that rake without permission. THAT is what happens when people decide for themselves that it is OK to "borrow" radio channels for themselves. When the rightful user comes to get his "rake"---or his radio channel-----it is now being occupied by a station that has no legitimate business even being there. The rules are made to protect the rightful users of frequencies from what amounts to theft. The reason is that it DEPRIVES the licensed user of that when he has received permission to use at the time and place of his choosing.
But like I said, that choice is yours to make--and it's all good ASFAIAC. But these comments are just something to think about.............................
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Gadfly
without a license. One of them was licensed, but was giving out old Motorola radios to friends and shut-ins. That's where the rub was---the MIS-use of the business license. So to say that they DON'T go after violators isn't quite true. The agent was/is based in Norfolk, Va and he drove a soccer Mom Chevy Tahoe!
Honestly, there ARE agencies who DO use certain frequencies in 26 MHZ despite what you are saying. Often, these frequencies are used to relieve
the load on other VHF circuits. The moderators won't let me post any of these, but there ARE accounts of people being nailed for operating down on 26 MHZ. Recently, too!
Some of them are hams as well! If you ever get caught talking on a so-called "freeband", there will still be no mercy!
How much, or how little, an agency uses a frequency has nothing to do with it; it is still assigned by FCC TO that agency to use, or not to use as they see fit within the rules of the service. Would you install a POLICE radio and start talking on it? If so, WHY? (now, no smart-aleck answers, ya know ) What if you bought a rake and put it up for later use? But when you go out to use the rake, someone has "borrowed" that rake without permission. THAT is what happens when people decide for themselves that it is OK to "borrow" radio channels for themselves. When the rightful user comes to get his "rake"---or his radio channel-----it is now being occupied by a station that has no legitimate business even being there. The rules are made to protect the rightful users of frequencies from what amounts to theft. The reason is that it DEPRIVES the licensed user of that when he has received permission to use at the time and place of his choosing.But like I said, that choice is yours to make--and it's all good ASFAIAC. But these comments are just something to think about.............................
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Gadfly
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Phaze91460
True that there has to be some guide lines or you would have ppl talking over fire, police, FM stations, Air traffic control, etc.
But the FCC is only a valid agency of the United States and nowhere else. If you live in canada and talked to Mexico, there is nothing the FCC can do about that. Besides regulation of bands, the FCC is a large MONEY making arm of our government. Many decisions are made based on financial gain made by the FCC. A recent example would be the auction of freqs to cell phone companys for broad band use. Freqs went to the highest bidder.
Sometimes we have just way too much government
But the FCC is only a valid agency of the United States and nowhere else. If you live in canada and talked to Mexico, there is nothing the FCC can do about that. Besides regulation of bands, the FCC is a large MONEY making arm of our government. Many decisions are made based on financial gain made by the FCC. A recent example would be the auction of freqs to cell phone companys for broad band use. Freqs went to the highest bidder.
Sometimes we have just way too much government
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Buffalo Soldier
There is one piece of advice I can give on this topic: DON'T GO THERE. 30-88MHz is almost solely the domain of the Government--specifically, the Military...it's their HF world. There's also some local-government freqs in that span, as well...but mostly it's the military.
...this is coming from someone that is a former military signal dude, not just joe-shmoe. The military utilizes some low- and high-power HF radios in this area of the spectrum, and you *really* don't want to be the guy that interferes with their ability to communicate in this part of the spectrum. There are some areas Uncle charlie is more forgiving than others, some less. If you get busted in the military spectrum, you will be hung up by your short-hairs. In short...
DON'T GO THERE.
...this is coming from someone that is a former military signal dude, not just joe-shmoe. The military utilizes some low- and high-power HF radios in this area of the spectrum, and you *really* don't want to be the guy that interferes with their ability to communicate in this part of the spectrum. There are some areas Uncle charlie is more forgiving than others, some less. If you get busted in the military spectrum, you will be hung up by your short-hairs. In short...
DON'T GO THERE.
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Gadfly
That's why the FCC agent was up in the Hickory, NC area! He was DEAD serious about it, too. Somebody tipped off the perps, so they kept quiet as a tomb! Nobody has heard a peep since! Must've made believers out of them. I heard them say myself that "FCC wouldn't bother them!" LOL!
Just as info, a lot of state highway patrols STILL use 42-44 MHZ. Another section is 50-54 MHZ which is assigned to the Amateur Radio Service. Now there's a band full of mysteries! When it ain't runnin', it just ain't runnin'! When it is, a station can make DX contacts all over the world just like talkin' on the phone! Lots of fun!
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Gadfly
Just as info, a lot of state highway patrols STILL use 42-44 MHZ. Another section is 50-54 MHZ which is assigned to the Amateur Radio Service. Now there's a band full of mysteries! When it ain't runnin', it just ain't runnin'! When it is, a station can make DX contacts all over the world just like talkin' on the phone! Lots of fun!
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Gadfly
