Sounds like some of us 'elmers' may not be imparting information very well. At Ham Coffee the other morning a ham that operates HF, did not have a clue what a beverage antenna was.
Maybe a matter of not imparting knowledge effectively, OR a matter of hams that already know everything..... Steve NU5D -----Original Message----- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nate Duehr Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 12:21 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] dumb as mud JOHN MACKEY wrote: > I have two new guys hanging out on my repeater system, I think they are coming > in on the 2 meter side. They make contact with each other ON THE REPEATER > using low power, then switch to high power and ask for signal reports. It's rampant. I'd easily estimate that 1/4 of our members don't really "get" how a repeater works. "You're 20 over 9 here!" Nate WY0X -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.10/262 - Release Date: 2/16/2006 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/