My thoughts would be... let it be.  Do NOT let anybody know it may bother you.  
If they know it bothers you, they will keep doing it. 



As a long time ham I do kerchunk repeaters, especially my local one.  Why? 



To check the status and cycle of the I.D. 



If the repeater has been inactive for a while, when it first transmits it sends 
its I.D.  Since I don't want to be 'washed out' by the I.D., I kerchunk the 
repeater.  Once the I.D. has finished, or the I.D. has not been sent, I will 
then put out my call to see if anybody's on the air. 



On the road, traveling... I will kerchunk a repeater to see if I can reach it. 



There's also the other side of the coin to this.  You think kerchunking is 
bothersome?  How bothersome is it to be mobile, you bring up a repeater, and 
you try to use it.  You try several times putting your call out there.  Several 
miles later, several attempts later, you discover your audio wasn't getting 
through.  The repeater's "ears" weren't as good as its mouth. 



Give me kerchunking any day over that. 



73, 



Kim - WG8S

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