I was/am looking for USA, but thanks for the history north of the border! I did read a web page about the first repeater in the UK.
Joe M. VE3ID wrote: > > What country are you in? > > The first amateur repeater in Canada was VE3RPT in 1965, which is still > on the air but now in its forth (soon to be fifth) incarnation. We got > a lot of help from the folks in the BARRA group in Buffalo NY, so they > were on the air before that. Repeaters in the UK started much later > than that, I have a letter somewhere from an RSGB officer saying they > were just considering them on an experimental basis in the seventies. > > 73, > Nigel > ve3id > > mch wrote: > > > > I know this is somewhat controversial, but I'm looking for the date/year > > the first ham repeater was put on the air. Anyone know of a webpage with > > repeater history? Would like to have this info tonight for a > > presentation tomorrow. > > > > Joe M. > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.9.6/866 - Release Date: 2007-06-25 > > 09:43 > > > > -- > Nigel Johnson > MSc., MIEEE, MCSE > VE3ID/G4AJQ/VA3MCU > > http://nigel.homelinux.net > http://va3mcu.ham-radio-op.net > > You can reach me by voice on Skype: TILBURY2591 > > If time travel ever will be possible, it already is. Ask me again yesterday > > This e-mail is not and cannot, by its nature, be confidential. En route from > me to you, it will pass across the public Internet, easily readable by any > number of system administrators along the way. > > Nigel Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
