433 is legal, but is shared with hams. Similarly 902-928 can be used, but = it's also a ham band. http://www.arrl.org/band-plan =20 Humidity: Tropospheric ducting in the 2m and 70cm bands bring stations 100= 's of miles away in like they were nextdoor. A friend of mine used to contest from 6M up through 24GHz, and routinely wo= rked Indiana to Texas on those bands, from a modest tower in farm country. -- David VanHorn Lead Hardware Engineer Backcountry Access, Inc. 2820 Wilderness Pl, Unit H Boulder, CO =A080301 USA phone:=A0303-417-1345 =A0x110 email:=A0david.vanhorn@backcountryaccess.com=A0 --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .