Legally, you should be identifying by giving your call. But, that is inviting a conversation with whoever hears you. One of the repeaters here has a ham who hangs around constantly. Sometimes I chose not to talk to him, but just want to check and see if the repeater is on the air and OK. (I help maintain the repeater). Yes, I am guilty of illegal kerchunking.
An antikerchunk filter that shortens the repeater tail time can make things worse. The kerchunker does not hear the tail come back to him/her, so they keep on trying. All the other users hear many short bursts of carrier. Much more annoying than a single kerchunk. I actually like to hear kerchuncks. That means that there are users out there tuned to my repeaters. With so much dead air time on repeaters lately, it's nice to know there is "someone home" out there. When I hear a kerchunker I will usually key up and sign my call to see if they want to talk or get a signal report. Sometimes (alot) they don't come back to me. Maybe I too am one of those "repeater trolls" that no one wants to talk too! Oh well, such is life, I never built repeaters to win a popularity contest. 73, Joe, K1ike Dave Gomberg wrote: > > I admit that on occasion I have thought of kerchunking because I > check into several nets where I am at the limit of the repeater's > coverage. I would kerchunk to see if I am in range or need to move > a bit. I am attempting to take as little resource as > possible. Would it be better for me to give my call, hope someone > comes back, and ask for a signal report? > > > >
