Maybe not legal but is commonly in the midwest also.

"172flyer" wrote in message
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What DID it cost the Silver Bullet pilot?

It might be good for more pilots to know because I just talked to
several pilots here in the East who say they have used that frequency
for informal pilot-to-pilot communications.

It is so easy to remember, much easier than the chat frequencies so
designated.
So naturally they're going to dial that one in if they can.