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to: BLAKE BOWERS
from: TROY H. CHEEK
date: 1996-08-13 18:18:00
subject: Re: Cellular Mods for ICOM radios

Concerning _Cellular Mods for ICOM radios_, Blake Bowers said to Troy H. 
Cheek in SCANRADIO:
 BB> But, these are NOT cellular, rather SMR, Specialized Mobile Relay
 BB> channels that you are hearing.  A lot like Cellular, but a lot
 BB> different also. 
 BB> 
 BB> It could also be images of Cellular, but in the Benton area, I
 BB> would place my money on SMR.
They turned out to be images.  Well, sidebands of images.
But now you've raised another question:  What exactly is SMR?
 BB> The Cellular frequency band will never expand more than it has been
 BB> since the late 80's.  No where close for it to go!
And the FCC has _never_ reallocated frequency ranges before...  :-)
... (CBM) Commodore Computer Conference
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