Our club operates two repeaters on the same channel
using two different tones, and all works fine. In our
case, we wanted to have instant backup in case one
repeater went down (one is solar powered) and all the
user had to do was switch tone frequencies and use the
other repeater.
They are not located in the same spot, so some
advantage can be had by using the repeater which shows
the best path to a user location. Short squelch tails
and distinctive courtesy tones make it easy to
identify which repeater is being used, and both
repeaters transmit CTCSS tones while a user is key
down on the input.
More info is available at the club site if anyone is
interested:
www.sbarcnm.org
73 - Jim W5ZIT
--- Doug Dickinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I still don't understand why people object to two
> repeaters - properly designed - cannot share the
> same channel? With separate PL tones and limited
> hand time, they can complement each other.
>
> The use of a coordinator that "assigns" a channel
> based on antiquated criteria is still providing
> exclusive use of a channel to an amateur repeater.
> As such, I think it could be challenged.
>
> In reality, two properly designed and implemented
> repeaters with PL tones can share the same
> electromagnetic space and live nicely together -
> they just get used one at a time based on the
> initiator's communications need at that time.
>
> IMHO
> Doug
> KC0SDQ
>
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