[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I see the same thing even in the big cities - Los Angeles, San > Francisco, Chicago, Seattle, Vancouver B.C., etc. As you tune across > 2-Meters, 220 and 440 MHz, most Repeaters are quiet, most of the > time. You can often scan the entire band(s) from a clear location and > never hear one signal.
For the most part though, even at it's peak, repeaters were not very busy during the day, unless there was a couple of old f***s sitting at home tying it up all day, which is something we had to put a stop to. Guys that could easily talk simplex parking on a repeater all day instead is just not good practice. Not to mention that they were being heard on 3-4 different repeaters in the summer. Most people are at work during the day, so the busiest time is mornings and evenings-"drive time". -- Jim Barbour WD8CHL
