Use a dual band handheld and tune it to the 3rd harmonic. If the repeater listens to 147.735 that means that you would listen to 443.205 (which is easy to do, just use a handheld that can do 5khz steps on UHF).
Anyway that will get you to the proper floor and within 3-4 hotel rooms (the 3rd harmonic of most handhelds is pretty weak). Then once you have the floor and a range of rooms you call someone on a simplex channel who is standing near a house phone is the same hotel, and you dial each room's phone one by one while the jerk is keyed down. When you hear the phone bell in the background you know what room he's in. You then send the local equivalent of the Seven Six Secret Service to knock on his door (white sheets and hoods optional). Problem solved. Been there, watched that (didn't get the baseball cap). Mike WA6ILQ At 06:35 PM 05/02/08, you wrote: >That was a problem in the mid-80s on 147.135 out there. > >Anytime you get a huge audience like that, and get a group of people who >may have had a few too many, you can expect problems. Or, maybe it's >someone who doesn't like the Hamvention. > >Part of the problem too is say you track it down to a certain hotel. You >still have possibly hundreds of hams it could be. > >Joe M. > >R. K. Brumback wrote: > > For at least the last two or three years I have been to Dayton Fest, > > there has been someone using a recording with what could be called > > "colorful metaphors". It has been on the talk-in channel which I usually > > need to use. I have had to turn the radio off because of this language > > and having my family in the vehicle. I would like to think someone is > > working on this. Has the person responsible been caught? Does this > > happen only during the Fest? Is there anyway a fellow ham can help catch > > this person? I will be glad to supply a new rope and go in search of an > > appropriate tree!! > > > > Randy B. > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > *From:* Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Ron Wright > > *Sent:* Monday, April 21, 2008 9:14 AM > > *To:* Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > > *Subject:* Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] FW: Dayton and Parts you might > > need.... > > > > > > > > One of the largest repeater systems in the US is just down the road on > > 145.190. However, will be more than busy during Dayton. > > > > Last I heard 145.19 had over 32 rcv sites and 7 distant city repeaters > > linked in. > > > > 73, ron, n9ee/r > > > >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:no6b%40no6b.com> > >>Date: 2008/04/20 Sun PM 11:29:43 CDT > >>To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> > >>Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] FW: Dayton and Parts you might need.... > > > >> > >>At 4/20/2008 07:12, you wrote: > >> > >> >For others reading this list/thread, I am putting together an Excel > >> >spreadsheet of freqs that wil most likely be used at Dayton, so I can > >> >program them into my radios. Feel free to send along any freqs you will > >> >be using so I can add them in! > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> >Thanks, > >> > > >> >Mark N9WYS > >> > >>One of the most popular local systems is WF8M 443.775 (+) PL-131.8. Has > >>IRLP (node 4267), which makes it rather busy all hamvention weekend. The > >>system I'll be linking my portable repeater to in Miamisburg (WB8VSU > >>442.300 (+) PL-123.0) also has IRLP (node 4235) but doesn't cover Hara as > >>well so hasn't been very busy. > >> > >>Bob NO6B > >> > >> > > > > Ron Wright, N9EE > > 727-376-6575 > > MICRO COMPUTER CONCEPTS > > Owner 146.64 repeater Tampa Bay, FL > > No tone, all are welcome.
