> As of 0800 this morning, W8RNL Port C is linked to Reflector 1C. This > is a very common setup - There are 18 Repeaters linked to Reflector 1C > at this time. Many repeaters link there 24/7. If you want to link your > repeater to a different Reflector (i.e. REF002), you first must UNLINK > W8RNL C from Reflector 1C, then LINK W8RNL C to the new Repeater or > Reflector. Once you are finished, remember to return the Linking to > Reflector 1C. Before you do any of this, check with the administrator > of W8RNL to see if they allow you to do this. >
That is something I probably did wrong as well - I did not know that you had to unlink to link to something else - I thought it was like a switch, turn it one way you get this - turn it another you get something else.... OK - Also since I did not transmit - I didn't mess anything up, which is good, would hate to think that I could mess up a complex system! :) > > I think I got all that down - BUT I just dont understand what a > > reflector is or does and how to make it work I guess that is the > > real question here!. > > > > A Reflector is a conference bridge that allows multiple REPEATERS to > be linked into a single conversation. Anything transmitted on any > linked repeater is heard on ALL linked repeaters. That makes a little more since - I am starting to understand just what I did (right and wrong) and why I didn't hear what I thought I should have heard. Thanks for the info and the help. 73s, LeRoy, KD8BXP
