Not a popular band, because hams outside the US don't have it and there is little equipment for it.
It does work great if you are in an area that has repeaters. Many areas have linked 220 repeaters, since there is much less usage than 2 meters and you can get the coordination.
I have an Alinco DJ-280TH hand-held, but I think they are obsolete. The new one is a DJ-296, I think. The one I have works fine. From home with a discone antenna I can work a dozen repeaters or so, and have really good coverage operating hand-held.
A am in a ham club that has 13 linked 220 repeaters and they blanket from the southern coast (Santan Barbara south to Mexico) and east to the Colorado River Basin, including Las Vegas.
There is another open linked system called the Condor link, that covers most of the territory from Phoenix to LA and north to Sacramento.
www.condor-connection.org
220 antennas are a bit smaller than 2 meter antennas, just as easy to homebrew and you can use the same designs.
Not a popular band, because hams outside the US don't have it and there is little equipment for it.
It does work great if you are in an area that has repeaters.
Dave_W6DPS