[Cruiserdrew]

Do a search on "2 meter radio band plan". You will see that most of the 2m band is off limits for simplex. The majority is reserved for repeater input/output, or oddball stuff like packet and Morse down around 144.000. Look in the band plan for unused spectrum-that's where your simplex frequencies are. Just pick one, make sure it isn't being used, and go for it. If it's in use, go up or down by 15MHZ and find a frequency that's open.

We have had great success at 146.460. We only picked up a local one time (in Reno) who said the frequency was traditionally used by the UNR buildings and grounds crew. I think he had a scanner and picked up our conversation. His first transmission was "what's your call sign" like he was the 2 meter enforcement squad. After we told him, he was more than helpful. Pretty funny.

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