Mike,
Your concerns seem to be a typical situation that all of us, as repeater owners/operators, have experienced at least once. I also hear the same complaints - "How come the repeater sounds so bad today?" or "I couldn't get into the machine yesterday." So I take a ride to the site and find nothing has changed - all is well. Further investigation shows they are either "in the shadow of the repeater", are in an area where they have never traveled before (which is not covered well by the machine), that they have a problem on THEIR end of the radio chain, etc. (For example - I get complaints almost daily when I'm using the repeater in an area where I know I have trouble getting in with a full-quieting signal. but they complain anyway. I transition this area on my way to and from work each day, and explain it - each day - to these same certain users. Sigh.) If I may offer a suggestion - don't beat your brains out trying to devise something that will not stop the complaints... rather, just take it all in stride. I've found that this is one area where NOBODY will be happy all the time. If you've done a good job engineering the machine, YOU will know that it is operating correctly - and that's what really counts. When YOU hear something change, then it's time to check it out. 73, Mark - N9WYS _____ From: [email protected] On Behalf Of Mike Besemer (WM4B) Valid options perhaps, but not what I'm looking for. I want to be able to show the users that all is well and (hopefully) they'll stop being so paranoid every time the repeater signal is down a quarter of an S-unit on their 35 year old rockbound radio. 73, Mike WM4B
