Thanks all for the information. I was not aware that I needed to sign up for gateway access. I have been watching Gary Pierce's You Tube Video's and trying to follow along with his set up. I have tried to enter stations outside of the repeater system in the R2: but the repeater always changes the call back to the local repeater call. I am guessing that is telling me that I need permission to talk outside the local repeater. I found the sysop of the repeater and let him know my info. I will be happy to support the repeater in what ever way that I can. There is very little activity on it however other repeaters seem to be tied up to Reflector 001 or at least that's what I heard folks say that they were talking on. I guess there is a code to bring up a link like that then a code to take it down just like IRLP? I read on one of the other repeater's web pages that there was a procedure to link to the reflector. I have a lot to learn :)
Thanks again for the help....Steve in Newark, Ca. KJ6N
