What country are you in? The first amateur repeater in Canada was VE3RPT in 1965, which is still on the air but now in its forth (soon to be fifth) incarnation. We got a lot of help from the folks in the BARRA group in Buffalo NY, so they were on the air before that. Repeaters in the UK started much later than that, I have a letter somewhere from an RSGB officer saying they were just considering them on an experimental basis in the seventies.
73, Nigel ve3id mch wrote: > > I know this is somewhat controversial, but I'm looking for the date/year > the first ham repeater was put on the air. Anyone know of a webpage with > repeater history? Would like to have this info tonight for a > presentation tomorrow. > > Joe M. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.9.6/866 - Release Date: 2007-06-25 > 09:43 > -- Nigel Johnson MSc., MIEEE, MCSE VE3ID/G4AJQ/VA3MCU http://nigel.homelinux.net http://va3mcu.ham-radio-op.net You can reach me by voice on Skype: TILBURY2591 If time travel ever will be possible, it already is. Ask me again yesterday This e-mail is not and cannot, by its nature, be confidential. En route from me to you, it will pass across the public Internet, easily readable by any number of system administrators along the way. Nigel Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
