On May 11, 2006, at 12:23 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Simplex repeaters (a.k.a. "parrots") make nice self-diagnostic
> tools, but I
> question their usefulness in emergency situations. In addition to the
> halved throughput per minute, collisions between stations using the
> parrot
> can be a problem as well. The collision problem will be worse if the
> parrot isn't on a single simplex freq. (for example, taking the
> place of a
> downed duplex repeater) because none of the stations using the
> parrot will
> ever hear each other directly, even if they're right next to each
> other.
>
> Bob NO6B
Bob -
You're right of course. Picking a single simplex frequency that
wouldn't step on any local toes as it's moved around the state could
be quite a chore too.
I was just looking at the 144.930/147.585 pair used for itinerant
repeaters elsewhere. In New York, UNYREPCO coordination policy calls
for 15-mile spacing with the "adjacent" 147.015/147.615 pair used by
N2IED in Corning.
Paul W2ARK
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