Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT - funny interference story

2006-01-18 Thread Jim B.
Robin Midgett wrote: Isn't that what CTCSS is for?? No. That doesn't get rid of the interference, it just mutes your speaker. But the signal is still there. -- Jim Barbour WD8CHL Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to:

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT - funny interference story

2006-01-13 Thread Paul Finch
Good point! -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Robin Midgett Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 9:45 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT - funny interference story Since when has Money

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT - funny interference story

2006-01-12 Thread Steve
A couple of years ago, I was in SF near the Height / Ashbury district and had a Karaoke comming over my 220 radio. I listen for as long as I could stand it and then changed to simplex and transmitted in a deep voice This is the devil, you are bothering me, stop singing (followed by my call of

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT - funny interference story

2006-01-12 Thread Paul Finch
Skipp, American Idol at it's worst? Paul -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of skipp025 Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:44 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT - funny interference story

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT - funny interference story

2006-01-12 Thread Paul Finch
Dave, Believe me, it's true! Nothing came of it but it caused a lot of problems for the Police while it was going on. Paul -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dave VanHorn Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 12:36 PM To:

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT - funny interference story

2006-01-12 Thread Neil McKie
Especially when they are drunk. I suppose an opera being fed to your service monitor on the wireless mic frequency would do wonders to the Karaoke folks ... Neil skipp025 wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not very funny when you have to waste hours of time chasing these things

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT - funny interference story

2006-01-12 Thread Robin Midgett
Isn't that what CTCSS is for?? At 11:43 AM 1/12/2006, you wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not very funny when you have to waste hours of time chasing these things down, knocking on doors explaining to total strangers that they have a nuisance generator within their premises. Bob NO6B

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT - funny interference story

2006-01-12 Thread Robin Midgett
Granted, but distant weak signals (in my experience) are the exception on repeaters..not the rule. CTCSS on the input would have kept the wireless mic(s) from getting through the repeater, until someone keyed up the repeater with a valid signal. At that point, it would have been a game of

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT - funny interference story

2006-01-12 Thread Kris Kirby
On Thu, 12 Jan 2006, Neil McKie wrote: I suppose an opera being fed to your service monitor on the wireless mic frequency would do wonders to the Karaoke folks ... Or some choice movie clips... This is the police -- we have you surrounded, come out with your hands up... And of course

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT - funny interference story

2006-01-12 Thread Richard
I just wonder if the guy was dumb enough to think he wouldn't get caught! Richard -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dave VanHorn Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 10:36 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject:

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT - funny interference story

2006-01-12 Thread Paul Finch
] Behalf Of Richard Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 7:37 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT - funny interference story I just wonder if the guy was dumb enough to think he wouldn't get caught! Richard -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT - funny interference story

2006-01-12 Thread Robin Midgett
-Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Richard Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 7:37 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT - funny interference story I just wonder if the guy was dumb enough