72-76 Mhz band
 

Is there any voice communications in this band? I know there is a lot of
paging and instrumentation, but looking specifically for voice
transmissions. I'm in the Cleveland, Ohio area......

Frank

The R/C stuff is there. Never heard voice though.


"Frank Bals" wrote in message
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Is there any voice communications in this band? I know there is a lot of
paging and instrumentation, but looking specifically for voice
transmissions. I'm in the Cleveland, Ohio area......

Frank

Is there any voice communications in this band ?

Yes ... although a quick check of a 20-mile radius search in the Cleveland area
only shows licensee that would be using mid band for paging / signaling.

Concentrate your check in the ranges of 72.0 to 72.98 MHz and 75.0 to 75.98
MHz.

In the U.S., mid band has primarily been used by public safety (service code
PW) for links between sites, such as between a dispatch center and remote
transmitter and / or receivers.

Here in both N.C. and S.C., the mid band links are being phased out by wach
state's highway patrol as microwave links replace them ... and replacement
parts are hard to find.

It looks like the State of Ohio still has some mid band links in place, but I
can't tell you if they are still active.

Jeff Multer
Fort Mill, S.C.

Subject: 72-76 Mhz band
From: "Frank Bals"
Date: 5/29/2004 9:08 AM Mountain Standard Time
Message-id:

Is there any voice communications in this band? I know there is a lot of
paging and instrumentation, but looking specifically for voice
transmissions. I'm in the Cleveland, Ohio area......

Frank

Many of the newer wireless microphones
operate in the 72-76 MHz band. Try scanning the region between 72 and 73 MHz
for signals. The signals from the wireless mics are very low power, but with a
good outdoor antenna and a preamp, the signals can be received at distances up
to a half mile or so.

73,
David

Is there any voice communications in this band? I know there is a lot of
paging and instrumentation, but looking specifically for voice
transmissions. I'm in the Cleveland, Ohio area......


I don't know. But I'm also in or near the Cleveland, Ohio area. So I can give
it a listen some time and let you know what I hear.

Many movie theaters provide small receivers for the hearing impaired.
Some brands use this range. I could sit outside of a theater and hear all
of the movies playing.


I useed to be able to do the same thing with a regular AM radio.

The drive-in movie theatre that was around here at the time broadcast their
movie sound over the regular AM broadcast band (with very low power) so that
you could hear the movie on your car radio (after all, some people destroy
some of the drive-in speakers).

The result was that I was able to hear the movie on a regular AM radio while at
a nearby restaurant.

"Mediaguy500" wrote in message
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Many movie theaters provide small receivers for the hearing impaired.
Some brands use this range. I could sit outside of a theater and hear
all
of the movies playing.


I useed to be able to do the same thing with a regular AM radio.

The drive-in movie theatre that was around here at the time broadcast
their
movie sound over the regular AM broadcast band (with very low power) so
that
you could hear the movie on your car radio (after all, some people
destroy
some of the drive-in speakers).

The result was that I was able to hear the movie on a regular AM radio
while at
a nearby restaurant.

That was available around here too for a while. One drive in actually
broadcast
AM Stereo! They had just put in FM Stereo when they folded up.

I remember somewhere the system used coaxial cables that had 'holes'
stripped
in it for a specific amount of RF leakage as opposed to putting up antennas
that
would beam a signal, possibly way to far.