When I make a transmission on a repeater that hasn't been used for a while, I state my intent and call sign, and the repeater ids after I let go of the PTT. I have made a legal transmission, I gain the information that the repeater has been dormant, AND I know that my transmission held the COR/CTCSS for the entire duration of my transmission. That tells me more that just hearing the hang time of a maybe partial reception of my signal.
New hams learn by the example of existing hams. If you are making unidentified transmissions, they will make unidentified transmissions. whensle...@comcast.net wrote: > > > 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 >
