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At 02:49 PM 02/22/07, you wrote:
Tony L. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] wroteÂ…
The number of active ham repeaters in my area is way, way down in
comparison to levels of 10 years ago. It isn't uncommon to monitor a
repeater frequency and hear no traffic for
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Subject: [Repeater-Builder] OT- Activity
Level On Ham Repeaters Way Down In My Area
The number of active ham repeaters in my area is way, way down in
comparison to levels of 10 years ago. It isn't uncommon
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I see the same thing even in the big cities - Los Angeles, San
Francisco, Chicago, Seattle, Vancouver B.C., etc. As you tune across
2-Meters, 220 and 440 MHz, most Repeaters are quiet, most of the
time. You can often scan the entire band(s) from a clear location and
In a message dated 2/22/2007 11:40:17 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The number of active ham repeaters in my area is way, way down in
comparison to levels of 10 years ago. It isn't uncommon to monitor a
repeater frequency and hear no traffic for weeks. Some clubs
On 2/23/07, Mike Morris WA6ILQ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Well all the good (and not so good) sites are now owned by nationwide
conglomerates that are run by accountants, with site managers that
are more bill collector than radio tech (ever try to explain to an
accountant
why a 931mhz paging
* Tony L. [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2007 Feb 22 13:40 -0600]:
1) Has there been a decline in traffic and the number of active
repeaters in your area?
Not really. Activity has always been spares, even when I was first
licensed as a Tech in 1985. We have a low density of hams to begin
with since
The number of active ham repeaters in my area is way, way down in
comparison to levels of 10 years ago. It isn't uncommon to monitor a
repeater frequency and hear no traffic for weeks. Some clubs
individuals have just walked away from coordinated pairs.
However, there are a few repeaters
Computers and the internet, cell phones, satellite
radio, iPods, and now the ease of getting your very
own amateur CB callsign, so you can chat with all
your good buddies.
I can guarantee that if the coordinating body starts
asking questions about all these idle repeaters,
they'll instantly
In a message dated 2/22/2007 11:40:17 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The number of active ham repeaters in my area is way, way down in
comparison to levels of 10 years ago. It isn't uncommon to monitor a
repeater frequency and hear no traffic for weeks. Some clubs
On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 19:36:50 -, Tony L. wrote:
3) What can be done to generate renewed interest?
Everyone else gave good answers for #1 and #2.
As for #3, link as many repeaters as you can. We have 4
UHF machines linked 24/7 (see link below) and also have
Echolink and IRLP available. What
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Amateur Radio W2DRH
Member ARRL
Accredited Instructor
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From: Tony L. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 2:36 PM
Subject: [Repeater-Builder] OT- Activity Level On Ham Repeaters Way Down
On 2/22/07, Tony L. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Questions:
1) Has there been a decline in traffic and the number of active
repeaters in your area?
Reading everyone else's comments, I'm almost embarrassed to say this but...
Our activity level in our club has been going up here in Denver.
At 2/22/2007 11:36, you wrote:
The number of active ham repeaters in my area is way, way down in
comparison to levels of 10 years ago. It isn't uncommon to monitor a
repeater frequency and hear no traffic for weeks. Some clubs
individuals have just walked away from coordinated pairs.
However,
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