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I am reaching out on behalf of the Florida Amateur Spectrum Management Association (FASMA), the coordinator for Florida repeaters and manager of the VHF/UHF band plans. FASMA is asking all recipients to distribute this notice to club members and other interested parties in Florida. A mention in your respective section newsletters would be quite helpful.
FASMA is soliciting input from amateurs in Florida regarding the current use
of the Two-Meter Band. As part of this, FASMA undertook extensive research into the history of amateur Two-Meter operations [1][2]. Many early decisions and equipment limitations shaped our present use of the use of the Two-Meter band. FASMA seeks to understand how amateurs are using Two-Meters in their current operations. We want input from all users; voice, weak-signal, repeaters, packet, satellite and experimental.
[1]
https://fasma.org/vhf-coordination-research-project/
[2]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6LAyg-lVRI
FASMA has created a brief survey open to all Two-Meter users in Florida.
Please register and take it at the following link:
https://survey.fasma.org/index.php/281256
The survey will help us understand if our current band plan fits actual use.
It is 25 questions and should take no more than 15 minutes. We'll
publish our findings in 2023.
In the spirit of discussion FASMA has a public email list that any interested party may join as well:
http://lists.fasma.org/mailman/listinfo/fasma-public
73's
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Bryan Fields, W9CR
Florida Amateur Spectrum Management Association, Inc.
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