At 3/7/2007 20:55, you wrote: >At 06:24 PM 03/07/07, you wrote: > >On 3/6/07, Kris Kirby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Every user radio in my commercial fleet has the TOT set for 30 > > seconds. In > > > > my mind, that's more than enough time to get any important > > message across. > > > > Unfortunately, many Hams think otherwise... > > > >Many hams think otherwise, because it's HAM radio -- not commercial. :-) > > > >I can't think of how you'd conduct a typical ham radio Net with 30 > >second timers without sounding rediculous. > >The 146.82 repeater in Los Angeles has been on a 30 second timer since >the late 1960s. 30 seconds is longer than you think - you can get a lot >of info across in that much time if you think before you start talking.
I & many others have actually timed out that repeater while trying to pass traffic hazard info. 60 seconds is IMO the minimum practical timeout value. I know of no other repeater that had a shorter value except the old WR6ANY on Flint Peak: it was 37 seconds - go figure. Bob NO6B
