On Sat, 23 May 2009 m...@nb.net wrote: > Telemetry is legal, so if it's alerting you as to the conditions at or > near the site, it should be fine. Nowhere does it require the > telemetry to be in data-only format.
Yes, But... You didn't clarify how in the world that matters in the current argument. I don't care if it's 150 MPH winds and gusting at the repeater site -- I'm going to find a hole in the ground to hide in! Analog telemetry was used for the early rockets of the space program. However, repeating a tone generated by NOAA doesn't tell you anything about conditions at the repeater site. Nor should you care, since a properly engineered and installed repeater won't have any difficulties with high winds, rain, or hail. Telemetry is not a catch-all for "Hey, a weather radio at the repeater site went off". -- Kris Kirby, KE4AHR Disinformation Analyst
