Regarding the upcoming narrowbanding deadline in the USA
AFAIK - everyone operating between 150 Mhz and 512 MHz has to be narrowbanded by January 1 2013. This is approx 8 months away. (2 months away as of Oct 2012) (2 weeks as of 18 dec 2012 - its go time!)
Stated another way - in 14 (3) months there should be dozens upon dozens of new radio channels available for use between 150 Mhz and 512 Mhz.
Stated yet another way - if you have not succumbed to a TRS yet - keep holding on. You want a radio system that works - not a gold plated white elephant that just fell off a turnip truck!
(posted to firerad2 and sonofrcma on 16 Oct 2011)