Hey LJ, I have heard it all! Here on the east side of the country it is the same. But when the skip is not there is a bit of fun. 73 Russ,
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 5:02 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] East coast system? > I don't know what it sounds like from the East Coast, but out West, all > four 10M Repeater pairs are effectively useless, with some repeater > receivers in some locations hearing just fine while others are just barely > hearing enough to kerchunk, playing the "time and date lady", and other > amusing repeater speech of the Repeater talking to itself. Then, the skip > changes slightly and you go through a repeat of the ones that weren't > accessible before. And now with people trying to use 10-KHz repeater > channel spacing, it's a Real mess, and they get upset sometimes with people > using the standard 20-KHz Repeaters, complaining that they're kerchunking > their 10-KHz non-bandplan repeaters in the process. > > The main reason for not using CTCSS on 10-Meter repeaters seems to be that > the repeater owners have the excuse "most of our users don't have > sub-audible tone in their radio, so they can't use the repeater if we put > it in tone squelch." One group said "we can't make a PL Decoder work at > this site." When we offered to help, they turned down our offer and left in > in carrier squelch anyway. > > It _used_ to be fun! Every little town (or big City) does NOT need a > 10-Meter Repeater! It's not just another band needing "filling up" because > Repeaters are authorized there. > > LJ > > > > Original Message: > ----------------- > From: russ [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2004 16:56:04 -0400 > To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] East coast system? > > > Hey Don, > It really is not all that good. > About 20 to 30 miles as a rule and when the skip comes up much less. <smile> > Way to many repeaters on to few pairs. It would be nice if every on would PL > there 10 meter repeater but %^&*(*&^& guys just won't. > 73 Russ, W3CH > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 4:16 PM > Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] East coast system? > > > > > > >It runs 200 watts to a 3 dbd omni at about 429' on the tower. > > > > > > Russ How Far in Miles can one Hear the 10 Meter Sig , Ground Wave not > Skip . > > > > Thanks Don KA9QJG > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > http://mail2web.com/ . > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
