Hey, it may have been "obsolete" technology, but it sure beat the heck out
of performance people are expected to put up with using cell phones. That
old technology actually worked good.
Chuck
WB2EDV
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Lemmon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 10:26 PM
Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Secode MTS Decoders - Some History
>
> To place a call, I had to lift the handset and first ensure that nobody
> was using the channel. If it was free, I keyed the PTT for two seconds
> or so, and waited for the mobile operator to respond. I then gave her
> my mobile telephone number and the number I wanted to call. This was
> certainly a slow and bothersome way to make a phone call, but hey- this
> was in the "early days" of mobile telephone service!
>
> 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY
>
>
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