Computers and the internet, cell phones, satellite radio, iPods, and now the ease of getting your very own "amateur" CB callsign, so you can chat with all your good buddies.
I can guarantee that if the coordinating body starts asking questions about all these idle repeaters, they'll instantly become busy for a few weeks. No one wants to give up their nice quite, private frequency pair. Bob M. ====== --- "Tony L." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The number of active ham repeaters in my area is > way, way down in > comparison to levels of 10 years ago. It isn't > uncommon to monitor a > repeater frequency and hear no traffic for weeks. > Some clubs & > individuals have just walked away from coordinated > pairs. > > However, there are a few repeaters that have > remained active, although > certainly not to the extent they were in the past. > Interestingly, even > though traffic is way down, there's still a waiting > list in my area for > coordinated pairs on all bands. > > Questions: > > 1) Has there been a decline in traffic and the > number of active > repeaters in your area? > > 2) If so, what do you feel the primary cause is? > > 3) What can be done to generate renewed interest? ____________________________________________________________________________________ Don't pick lemons. See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! Autos. http://autos.yahoo.com/new_cars.html
