Yes, they are cheap.... my recommendation was to get a bunch of Dstar guys to EACH put up a low cost repeater in order to gather a bunch of votes, I don't think I was clear enough.
Mark Young, M.D. N2OJD --- In dstar_digital@yahoogroups.com, Tony Langdon <vk3...@...> wrote: > > At 04:53 PM 7/15/2010, you wrote: > >If the coordination groups require you to be a coordinated repeater > >owner to vote, then become one. > >Get a bunch of guys to put up low power UHF (PavePAws compatible UHF > >machines with a low coverage / low cost - couple of Maxtracs and a > >mobile duplexer and minimal controller) then you are VOTING members. > >Then Vote to get rid of the 3 year moratorium and move. > > Certainly sounds like a plan to get a foot in the door, if all else > fails. :) Such a repeater is fairly easy and inexpensive to build, > even a single person can afford it. > > 73 de VK3JED / VK3IRL > http://vkradio.com >