Revitalizing 1.25m Band. Use It or Lose It!

This is my quest to get as active as possible on the 220MHz band so that we do not lose those frequencies due to lack of use. Ever since I got my Anytone D578UVIII Pro tri-band mobile radio I have been interested in the 1.25m band. Its not easy finding manufacturers making these presently but there is still a used market for decent 220MHz radios. I will go through how i got involved and the current setup I'm using to revitalize these frequencies in my area and hope you do the same. Lets get to work.