RE: [Repeater-Builder] snide remarks

2004-12-06 Thread Steve Bosshard \(NU5D\)
: Mike Mullarkey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 6:11 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] snide remarks Yea I can really see hams spend as much or close as much for a LTR radio tom have there private talk group. Come on guys lets get

Re: [Repeater-Builder] snide remarks

2004-12-04 Thread Kris Kirby
On Thu, 2 Dec 2004, Nate Duehr wrote: His comments about old farts is probably technically accurate. A large percentage of older hams (too large) will invite you over for an 807 and talk mighty talk about the old days of radio but they won't take ten minutes to solder a $30 tone board

Re: [Repeater-Builder] snide remarks

2004-12-04 Thread Kris Kirby
On Fri, 3 Dec 2004, mch wrote: If that is meant to imply that old is bad, and newer is better, we should be talking about adding CDCSS (AKA DPL) to the repeaters, not CTCSS (AKA PL)! (or maybe even LTR as opposed to CTCSS OR CDCSS) Put up about three LTR repeaters with different talk groups

Re: [Repeater-Builder] snide remarks

2004-12-03 Thread Nate Duehr
As Dennis Miller would say... I don't want to get off on a rant here, but... Tony King - W4ZT wrote: Gentlemen, if you can't offer sincere help or an opinion that's relevant or that doesn't reflect negatively on your upbringing, it might be better to leave it alone. And how exactly is

Re: CTCSS vs. carrier access (was Re: [Repeater-Builder] snide remarks)

2004-12-03 Thread russ
. Very best of 73, Russ, W3CH - Original Message - From: Bob Dengler [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 9:14 PM Subject: CTCSS vs. carrier access (was Re: [Repeater-Builder] snide remarks) At 12/2/2004 05:37 PM, you wrote: His

CTCSS vs. carrier access (was Re: [Repeater-Builder] snide remarks)

2004-12-03 Thread Bob Dengler
At 12/2/2004 05:37 PM, you wrote: His comments about old farts is probably technically accurate. A large percentage of older hams (too large) will invite you over for an 807 and talk mighty talk about the old days of radio but they won't take ten minutes to solder a $30 tone board into their

Re: [Repeater-Builder] snide remarks

2004-12-03 Thread Tony King - W4ZT
Unfortunately, Nate apparently missed the entire point... At 08:37 PM 12/2/2004, you wrote: As Dennis Miller would say... I don't want to get off on a rant here, but... oh but you did... Tony King - W4ZT wrote: Gentlemen, if you can't offer sincere help or an opinion that's relevant or

Re: [Repeater-Builder] snide remarks

2004-12-03 Thread JOHN MACKEY
: [Repeater-Builder] snide remarks See below ... (please excuse me, Kevin) mch wrote: Buley, Kenneth L (GE Consumer Industrial) wrote: Uhhh... coordinators DO have the authority to set the terms for which they will grant (or deny) a coordination. That is correct

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Snide Remarks redux (was 12-Step Program for Carrier Squelch Addiction (was: snide remarks))

2004-12-03 Thread grizzarv
From: Nate Duehr [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 00:59:37 -0700 Subject: [Repeater-Builder] 12-Step Program for Carrier Squelch Addiction (was: snide remarks) On Dec 2, 2004, at 9:05 PM, Tony King - W4ZT wrote: Unfortunately, Nate apparently missed the entire point... No I

Re: [Repeater-Builder] snide remarks

2004-12-03 Thread grizzarv
From: JOHN MACKEY [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 03 Dec 2004 00:46:28 -0600 Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] snide remarks Coordination has become a joke in certain areas, because the coordination representatives are not professional or following decent rules of conduct. [snip] Gee. Tony's

Re: [Repeater-Builder] snide remarks

2004-12-03 Thread Tony King - W4ZT
Hi Barry, very carefully risking a brief step into rules discussion, my apology In part 97.205 (http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_03/47cfr97_03.html) there's no provision for anything other than a call sign assigned to an individual or a club. FCC assigned call signs for amateur

Re: [Repeater-Builder] snide remarks

2004-12-03 Thread JOHN MACKEY
transistor logic handbooks. Why do you propose beating that dead horse, Mr. Grizzard? -- Original Message -- Received: Fri, 03 Dec 2004 08:10:03 AM CST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] snide remarks From: JOHN MACKEY [EMAIL

RE: [Repeater-Builder] snide remarks

2004-12-03 Thread Buley, Kenneth L \(GE Consumer Industrial\)
Is this the Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com or Whiner's Club Kenneth Buley Bullitt County DES CD-2 Bullitt County Red Cross/Certified ECRVDriver/Operator BC-6 Bullitt County ARES\RACES Coordinator KY4DES Mr. Grizzard- So now I ask YOU, are you normally this oblivious, or is

Re: [Repeater-Builder] snide remarks

2004-12-03 Thread JOHN MACKEY
Nate - it's WORSE than than that!! CTCSS was introduced under the trademark name of Private Line by Motorola in the 1950's. It is FIFTY year old technology!! -- Original Message -- Received: Thu, 02 Dec 2004 07:38:52 PM CST From: Nate Duehr [EMAIL PROTECTED] SNIP Art's opinion is

Re: [Repeater-Builder] snide remarks

2004-12-03 Thread Steve Grantham
, AA5SG - Original Message - From: Nate Duehr [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 7:37 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] snide remarks snip Requiring everyone to be politically correct and the associated groupthink is double-plus bad

RE: [Repeater-Builder] snide remarks

2004-12-03 Thread Rogers, Ron
, 2004 11:07 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] snide remarks Is this the Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com or Whiner's Club Kenneth Buley Bullitt County DES CD-2 Bullitt County Red Cross/Certified ECRVDriver/Operator BC-6 Bullitt County ARES\RACES

Re: [Repeater-Builder] snide remarks

2004-12-03 Thread Robert Grizzard
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] snide remarks Mr. Grizzard- So now I ask YOU, are you normally this oblivious, or is this a special case? As you state below, the thread evolved into discussing coordination. The squelch sense issue was *WELL* addressed in recent threads here. It is also covered

Re: [Repeater-Builder] snide remarks

2004-12-03 Thread JOHN MACKEY
handle that himself. -- Original Message -- Received: Fri, 03 Dec 2004 10:37:11 AM CST From: Robert Grizzard [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] snide remarks Thank you for the honorific, Mr. Mackey. I sincerely appreciate

Re: [Repeater-Builder] snide remarks

2004-12-03 Thread mch
If that is meant to imply that old is bad, and newer is better, we should be talking about adding CDCSS (AKA DPL) to the repeaters, not CTCSS (AKA PL)! (or maybe even LTR as opposed to CTCSS OR CDCSS) But, it's a moot point when it was invented - it was not standard in ham rigs until the 90s.

Re: [Repeater-Builder] snide remarks

2004-12-02 Thread kd6hcn
Tony has a great point! The issue with sera was a simple one, not so much that the old farts complained about the new PL encode/decode requirement. The issue at hand with sera is simple, coordinators throughout the U.S. have no authority to dictate repeater operations other than they conform to

Re: [Repeater-Builder] snide remarks

2004-12-02 Thread Steve Grantham
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] snide remarks Tony has a great point! The issue with sera was a simple one, not so much that the old farts complained about the new PL encode/decode requirement. The issue at hand with sera is simple, coordinators throughout the U.S. have no authority

Re: [Repeater-Builder] snide remarks

2004-12-02 Thread mch
Uhhh... coordinators DO have the authority to set the terms for which they will grant (or deny) a coordination. It's the same as limiting the ERP, or antenna height. If you say the coordinator has no authority to require specifications, then what IS a coordination? Answer: It's a set of operating

RE: [Repeater-Builder] snide remarks

2004-12-02 Thread Buley, Kenneth L \(GE Consumer Industrial\)
Uhhh... coordinators DO have the authority to set the terms for whichthey will grant (or deny) a coordination.That is correct, they have the "authority" to set any terms that happen to please them, however, they have no authority, other than denial of "coordination", to prevent anyone

Re: [Repeater-Builder] snide remarks

2004-12-02 Thread Mark Holman
I'll agree with Tony .. An Amateur is considerate towards others, part of the Radio Amateurs Code I don't flaunt my license class towards anyone, or that I am persuing advanced interests in electronics. I have been in other Chat-BBSes that are purely BS with an arrogant person

Re: [Repeater-Builder] snide remarks

2004-12-02 Thread Neil McKie
See below ... (please excuse me, Kevin) mch wrote: Buley, Kenneth L (GE Consumer Industrial) wrote: Uhhh... coordinators DO have the authority to set the terms for which they will grant (or deny) a coordination. That is correct, they have the authority to set any terms that