Bryan,

I'm in the Charleston, SC area. While I haven't had any issues personally with channelization in the 70cm band, I would have to consult with the governing body before I open my mouth and say something wrong. The South Eastern Repeater Association (SERA) handles frequency coordination in my area.

Their website states:

439.6000 - 440.4750 FM Digital/Packet Operation
440.5125 - 440.7250 NB Digital Repeater Outputs/Duplex Backbones/Link
440.9125 - 441.1750 Simplex Digital
445.0250 - 445.4750 Digital
445.5125 - 445.7250 Digital Repeater Inputs
446.5000 Simplex Digital

Narrow Band FM Digital/Packet Repeater or Digital/Packet
Duplex Backbone
18 Duplex Channels, 12.5 KHz split, 5 MHz split, High input - Low output
445.5125 - 440.5125 445.5250 - 440.5250 445.5375 - 440.5375
445.5500 - 440.5500 445.5625 - 440.5625 445.5750 - 440.5750
445.5875 - 440.5875 445.6000 - 440.6000 445.6125 - 440.6125
445.6250 - 440.6250 445.6375 - 440.6375 445.6500 - 440.6500
445.6625 - 440.6625 445.6750 - 440.6750 445.6875 - 440.6875
445.7000 - 440.7000 445.7125 - 440.7125 445.7250 - 440.7250

Wide Band Digital/Packet Duplex Backbones/Links
19 Duplex, Mixed 50/100 KHz, 5 MHz split, High input, Low output,
horizontal or vertical polarization optional
445.0250 - 440.0250 445.0500 - 440.0500 445.0750 - 440.0750
445.1000 - 440.1000 445.1250 - 440.1250 445.1500 - 440.1500
445.1750 - 440.1750 445.2000 - 440.2000 445.2250 - 440.2250
445.2500 - 440.2500 445.2750 - 440.2750 445.3000 - 440.3000
445.3250 - 440.3250 445.3500 - 440.3500 445.3750 - 440.3750
445.4000 - 440.4000 445.4250 - 440.4250 445.4500 - 440.4500
445.4750 - 440.4750

Narrow Band FM Digital/Packet Simplex
440.9125 440.9250 440.9375 440.9500 440.9625 440.9750
440.9875 441.0000 441.0125 441.0250 441.0375 441.0500
441.0625 441.0750 441.0875 441.1000 441.1125 441.1250
441.1375 441.1500 441.1625 441.1750

Let me just say, the band is not crowded here. I'm actually operating my Winlink 9600bps Packet RMS out of the band plan in 441.050, but its because my radio is crystalled for that freq. I haven't gotten any complaints and I seriously doubt I will. Like I said, this area is not heavily trafficed in the 70cm band.

73,
Brad, KA3YAN