My opinion is that a repeater should be used a lot, that way it's known to be reliable in case of emergency use. Plus, as you say, there'll be people listening. Richard, N7TGB
_____ From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 1:02 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] A Monday Laugh At 3/8/2007 12:48, you wrote: >30 seconds is way too short. Sounds like someone put up a repeater but >wants to discourage it's use. > >Richard, N7TGB The idea was to restrict traffic to only emergencies, public service, etc. Problem now is I never find anyone listening there to relay the traffic to the appropriate agency, so the original intent is rather diminished & the repeater gets very little use. Bob NO6B
