On Mon, 22 Jan 2007, Christopher Zeman wrote: > How about the younger generation that thinks everything should just be > handed to them? No, I am not referring to code/no-code. I am simply > stating what I see in the 16-22 year-olds (especially the college > grads) at work.
Let's put this into (a) perspective; how many 16-22 year olds do you know who have the means and/or ability to put a repeater up? I am 27 and have a fully-built 900MHz repeater sitting in a garage because I lack the resources to erect and/or maintain a tower site. You'd likely want to note that my choice of band means I can all but declare my own coordination as 95% of the US has no local 900MHz repeater operating in Part 97 service. I just look at this more from a perspective of eliminating interference -- for example, there's no reason for a large network of repeaters to NOT be on the same frequency if they have a common backbone on a different band and are designed for interconnected use only. You'll only ever hear the repeater you are closest to and likewise, will only 'work' the reciever closest to your location (except in rare cases). Likewise, it's futile to attempt to work a repeater 80 miles away on the same frequency as a local repeater five miles from your location with just a PL tone change. You reciever will capture the local repeater every time the carrier goes active, regardless of any ability to discern correct PL. The RF signal just won't be there. These are proven solvable problems. People problems, on the other hand... -- Kris Kirby, KE4AHR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
