Gee John, I have heard the same crap on two meters about PL! Funny Comm-Spec makes decoder for any radio out there. The folks here all have to have pl on the receivers soon. Maybe one one year left. It helps alot. 73 Russ,
----- Original Message ----- From: "JOHN MACKEY" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 6:40 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] East coast system? > > > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > SNIP > > The main reason for not using CTCSS on 10-Meter repeaters seems to be that > > the repeater owners have the excuse "most of our users don't have > > sub-audible tone in their radio, so they can't use the repeater if we put > > it in tone squelch." One group said "we can't make a PL Decoder work at > > this site." When we offered to help, they turned down our offer and left in > > in carrier squelch anyway. > SNIP > > One time I dealt with a group that said they couldn't make the PL decoder work > on a Micor 10 meter receiver & that is why their repeater was in carrier > squelch. So I went to their RX site & installed a PL decoder & had it all > hooked up & working in PL decode. About a month later the repeater was > running in carrier squelch again. The excuse they gave was that some of their > users didn't have PL. > > > It _used_ to be fun! Every little town (or big City) does NOT need a > > 10-Meter Repeater! It's not just another band needing "filling up" > > because Repeaters are authorized there. > > This is part of what I was bringing up earlier about the several repeaters in > West Virginia. > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
