Yeah I've noticed that it's not turned on either. I can key the repeater
sometimes with carrier! To the north there is a 88 up in Zavalla that is
running tone if I remember correctly. The Lake Charles W5APX 146.88 is off the
air.. it may be changing frequency since Houston's back on and I'm hearing the
Houston 88 over here in the Beaumont area quite often
Chris WB5ITT
On Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at 12:25:02 AM CDT, Kori Rahman
<[email protected]> wrote:
Has anyone else noticed the PL tone seems to... not matter? I say this because
whenever the PL tone issue gets fixed, people who may THINK they have it
working today on their HT/Base, may find out they have the wrong PL tone when
it gets enforced.
I noticed this because I happened to be in my wife's car today and using my old
radio that lives in her car. I forgot which channel I programmed for the
146.880MHz WR5AAA repeater and tried all the channels I had programmed for that
frequency (there are about 5 146.880 machines, including W5APX PL100.0Hz within
about a 100 mile radius of Houston and I filled my radio with every repeater in
that range). They all worked, so tonight at home I tried transmitting NO PL on
my base station, and (unless I'm delirious) it seemed to work just fine.
Hopefully, that gets fixed (we don't want a random bit of noise or traffic from
other repeaters on 146.88MHz to key OUR repeater). But when it does get fixed,
some people who thought they had it right may suddenly find their radio not
working.
Also, sorry Glenn.... I'm probably the only net controller who still mentions
the COVID thing. I try to be clear that it's for historical reasons related to
its creation, not because we're all still locked in our homes LOL. Maybe if I
get yelled at enough I'll stop, but I like to pay homage to why Big John
started the net. Perhaps..... If you hear me say it, then maybe you're at a 2m
rig, and if you're at a 2m rig, you can give me a check-in??!?!?!? LOL. I hope
you're well, Glenn; it's been a while.
Thanks and 73,
Kori Rahman, WX5KR
Houston POTA, President
Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club
- Vice-President and Club Call Sign KK5W Trustee
Cross Roads Ham Radio Club
Fort Bend County EMROG
District 14 SW Unit ARES
Texas State RACES
Cell: (770) 298 8516
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On Mon, Sep 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM Jerry and Polly Tripp <[email protected]>
wrote:
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