Re: LF: General coverage Rx bands (Off Topic)

["Stewart Bryant" <stewart.bryant@virgin.net>]

Andrew Talbot wrote:

> Off topic I know, but I crave your indulgence :-)
>
> Looking at the specifications for the IC8500 Communications receiver, I
> notice that for the US market the bands 824 - 849 and 867 - 894 are blocked
> - obviously it is not allowed to listen to the mobile phone bands in the US
> (Is there much analogue mobile-phone traffic there now ?)
I think that there is still quite a lot of analogue in less populated regions.
The
digital coverage is very variable, particularly the GSM service.

Stewart G3YSX