Steve Stahl wrote: > I'm a Trucker and in my travels it seems that the link systems are > about the only place anything is going on.... > I can't tell you how many areas I've been where you open the repeater > book, find a bunch of local machines and can't hear or raise a peep > out of anyone . On the other hand linked systems like the Win System > in California seems to have traffic all the time. > Steve ke7ihg
I'll say it again-a repeater that's busy all day long with drivel is NOT available when someone needs it! Not to mention that electronic components have a finite life, especially RF power transistors, and the more the transmitter is running, the sooner it will be before it fails. I hate repeaters that are busy all day long with junk. They get pulled out of scan REAL quick! Some of the crap I hear on local repeaters is the biggest waste of spectrum I've seen. -- Jim Barbour WD8CHL
