This guy is a bunch of hot air. I do have a open 2 meter repeater, NO one has ever offered to pay anything in up keep.
So far the repeater, amp controller, duplixer, hardline and antenna all out of pocket money and yes a lot of it. Electrical, tower rental and insurance. If the repeater ever gets hit by lighting it would be a long time before it get replaces. And the best part the free users love to call me and complain about it from time to time. The clock is off by a 30 sec.. or the time out is to short for me (4 mins) and things like that. Can we use the repeater for the 4th of July run we do the radios for it, (Yes) but they don't. Just so much fun and it is all free for all hams to use. Glad I don't have the same Sh?? with may FB-8 repeaters, and I get to collect money and it is the fee I come up with. John ----- Original Message ----- From: Mark Thompson To: repea...@yahoogroups.com ; Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com ; repeat...@yahoogroups.com Cc: coordina...@yahoogroups.com ; n...@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 4:59 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] K3BEQ Petitions the FCC to Outlaw Closed Repeaters RAIN Report This Week: K3BEQ Petitions the FCC to Outlaw Closed Repeaters. (14 minutes) http://www.therainreport.com/rainreport_archive/rainreport-7-24-2009.mp3