I agree with all the comments. What I do is listen to the signal, usually there is a distinctive sound from the mike being squeezed or noise on the signal, I'm almost certain who my kerchunker is, as he has used my repeater before!
On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 8:13 AM, Joe <k1ike_m...@snet.net> wrote: > If you start to worry about the kerchunkers your going to drive yourself > crazy. I've had several repeaters for years and have learned that the > kerchunkers are usually someone who has just discovered your repeater > and want to know how it covers an area. They'll drive around testing it > in many areas. It usually goes away after a few days when they finish > their testing. Other people just kerchunck the repeater to see if it's > on the air, or that their radio is still working. > > As a repeater owner, you have to deal with many types of people and > personalities. If you show that you are getting annoyed, the > kerchunking can get worse. Many repeaters in my area have had problems > with users, I haven't. The problem people usually go to a repeater > where they get attention. I ignore them. > > 73, Joe, K1ike > ------------------------------------------- Ken
