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Loggings => VHF/UHF Logs, including satellites and radiosondes => Topic started by: ThaDood on December 26, 2024, 1842 UTC
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My scanners not only include HAM FREQ's, but also all five VHF High Band MURS channels, as well as GMRS / FRS. About a decade ago, local CB'ers were trying out the MURS Band, and I joined them, so that they could get away from the Cycle 24 F2 Skip then. What killed that? When Cycle 24 died-out, and the locals thought that they could talk further back on 27MHz CB. And, due to the fact that the terrain here sucks for VHF, and especially UHF, in West Virginia, I could certainly see that. Last week, I was hearing the scanner stop on a QSO on MURS CH2, 151.880MHz FM, and recognized a CB friend of mine. So, I joined-in and asked what's up. Whelp, a bag of douche is trashing the CB locally. So, since some of these dudes still had MURS rigs, they're trying it again. How long will this last? I duh-know... But, it's neat to hear them on again, and get newer folks to try the band with cheap Chinese commercial HT's. Hey... Antennas are easy enough to build for that band. So, what are you hearing on MURS out there?
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The a local outdoor recreation business uses 2 of the channels for communications. Every once and a while I hear some dump truck drivers waiting at the quarry on 151.88
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I bought a couple of MURS handhelds back in the fall for use between cars on a road trip in the mountains. They worked great, so I bought a couple more for general use around our 150 acre farm. Spotty cell coverage out there. Everyone can stay in touch and I've yet to hear anything else on those frequencies...other than when I've scanned in the past while I was near town. Even then, it was channel 5 and on rare occasions I'd hear some business chatter. Nothing heard on the HTs out in the country, though.
As expected, MURS (VHF) does better out in the open compared to GMRS. Ive tested MURS inside buildings and they're less effective. UHF is better for that.