Hi Chris,
I doubt very many groups use tone pages for non-emergency,
informational messages like the one you mentioned ("To all TVARC
members, we will be holding our monthly meeting and swap shop on March
20, at the Mcdonalds on I-20 in Terrell. We will start at 5:00").
One of the things a modern repeater controller does for you is
automatically transmit such "commercials" at opportune times.
Sending such a message right after the initial ID wouldn't be too
obtrusive since no conversation is likely in progress.
Or, if the message is sent a minute after the last transmission, the
conversation is probably over but folks are likely still monitoring.
Event counters can be programmed to prevent too much of a good thing.
73,
Bob, WA9FBO
S-COM, LLC
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