On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:21:13 -0700, you wrote: >The cell phone companies get something like $20/month to numbers well >over $120/month out of you to provide all that infrastructure. Some >large linking systems get $10/month out of all members... that's >probably the highest I've heard of. My little club asks for $25/year, >and we're $5 higher than the "competition" in this area.
Some of the repeater systems out here in CA want up to $150/year for a membership, but I don't hear too much traffic on those. The system I use has a voluntary contribution, but I prefer "sweat equity" to money.
