▁several ▁times ▁each ▁year ▁to ▁encou rage ▁operations ▁across ▁all ▁ham ▁bands . ▁ ▁Contact s ▁must ▁be ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁simple x ▁mode ▁- ▁that ▁is , ▁without ▁using ▁a ▁repe ater . ▁Any ▁mode ▁( FM , ▁S SB , ▁C W ) ▁can ▁be ▁used . ▁ ▁Contact ▁scoring ▁is ▁higher ▁for ▁ 3 3   cm ▁than ▁the ▁lower ▁bands ▁( 6 m ▁through ▁ 7 0   cm ). ▁ ▁FM ▁repe aters ▁Until ▁recently , ▁no ▁amateur ▁radio ▁equipment ▁manufact urer ▁has ▁ever ▁made ▁an ▁FM ▁repe ater ▁for ▁the ▁ 3 3 ▁cent imeter ▁band . ▁ ▁But ▁never theless , ▁am ateurs ▁have ▁adapted ▁other ▁equipment ▁for ▁use ▁in ▁this ▁band . ▁ ▁Am ateurs ▁who ▁wish ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁repe ater ▁and ▁those ▁who ▁wish ▁to ▁use ▁that ▁repe ater ▁must ▁do ▁so ▁using ▁modified ▁commercial ▁equipment ▁designed ▁for ▁use ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 8 0 0   M Hz ▁and ▁mid - 9 0 0   M Hz ▁range . ▁ ▁The ▁bulk ▁of ▁modified ▁commercial ▁equipment ▁is ▁manufact ured ▁by ▁two ▁companies , ▁Motor ola ▁and ▁Ken wood . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁first ▁two - way ▁ 9 0 0   M Hz ▁radio ▁made ▁specifically ▁for ▁the ▁Am ateur ▁Service ▁was ▁introduced ▁by ▁Al in co . ▁The ▁DJ - G 2 9 T ▁is ▁a ▁dual ▁band ▁port able ▁radio ▁operating ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 2 2   M Hz ▁and ▁ 9 0