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Been on this board for awhile and have learned quite a bit, Thanks to everyone for that.

My question: I notice on the for sale forum that UHF equipment seems to be unpopular as compaired to VHF. Why is this? What is happening to the UHF band? Like I said I am just curious. Thoughts!!

I feel your pain....been trying to locate some astro stuff in UHF T-band on here and elsewhere. Not easy and when you do find it be prepared to give up you right arm and leg.

T band stuff is harder to come by because is primarly used in the Chicago, NY and LA . Not as much is produced by Motorola and when is avalible its at a premium

Just a guess, but I would say that most of the UHF systems are still staying in place, and the VHF systems are all being phased out in favor of newer 800MHZ P25 systems. (Hence a lot of VHF radios appearing on the used market).
Why UHF isn't on the market as MUCH as VHF is a very good question though, but that's just my thoughts on the matter.

It also seems that listed UHF equipment (ie..CDM, HT, etc) on the Board don't move very fast either. Just made me wonder why UHF would be less popular since I know there are still alot of UHF systems out there. Curious!

Propagation characteristics of VHF vs. UHF for users in hilly/mountainous terrain?

Personally, I have no use for UHF in my "geographical region". Except for ham, of course.

UHF used to have copious police agencies in all the neighboring counties, now they're all either on the state system or on their own proprietary (MA/COM Open Sky) system.

The only use I have for UHF is for PAC-RT style vehicular repeater stuff and nothing more.

When it comes to used stuff for sale, I've noticed that 450-512 sells for the top dollar, followed by VHF and then UHF 403-450. I think the higher sells for more because the other two might just be interested hams wanting cheap rigs for their own purposes, but that's just a guess.

What people are selling is what is NOT being used anymore
Lots of agencies with older VHF wideband systems are going to be gone with the narrowband requirement

There is also a lot of T-band in the SF bay area, mostly on the west side of the bay.

Marin county has a P-25 trunking system on T-band for the entire county, including local agencies.

San Mateo county has a P-25 trunking system for the county, plus several conventional mutual-aid channels, and all of the local law enforcement agencies have conventional systems on T-band.

In Santa Clara county, most of the local law enforcement agencies in the northern half of the county are on T-band, as well as county transit, and one local fire agency.

Alameda county has one local law enforcement agency, and the county transit district on T-band.

The Golden Gate Bridge District is on T-band, as is the Bay Area Air Quality Management District.

Most of the fire agencies are on hiband VHF,