well i can read all those bad news and in my area i could use an UHF repeater for experimentation here on VOIP and more maybe. It's too bad again. we are near by the Internet but far from mail ,,,,,,,,, 73/s all best 2010 to all and your project. gervais ve2ckn
From: va...@securenet.net Sent: Sunday, December 27, 2009 10:27 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Any Repeaters Taken Off Air Permanently? I was entrusted with our 440 machine. Our club has dwindled down to very few members and we lost 2 good sites, one to the city and the other due to a club member becoming SK. So, I have the repeater at my home qth, so the frequency pair won't be grabbed up. Here in distinctland, where there is zero enforcement and even less coordination, it is a frequency free for all. There is even a group operating a linked system on 449.9875, which is unauthorized according to the bandplan. Anyway, the repeater works quite well from here, and the 8 bay sinclair look cool on my roof. De Ian VA2IR Sent on the TELUS Mobility network with BlackBerry -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: peme...@comcast.net Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2009 15:07:31 +0000 (UTC) To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com> Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Any Repeaters Taken Off Air Permanently? I have taken at least 3 amateur radio repeaters off the air in the last two years. These repeaters where all located in a large metropolitaian area ( 3 million residents). 2 meters - This was a repeater used for user access to a multi-state repeater linking system. - Reason - No support from the local amateur community and I lost the main repeater site due to a sale of the property where the tower was located. I ran this repeater system for 4 years. Its frequency was re-issued for other uses within a few months after I shut it down. 6 meters - No users on 6 meters in the area. I operated this repeater on and off for about 10 years. Lots to 6 meter repeater pairs available in the area. 10 meters - Repeater was not serving the local radio community. 10 meter FM ground wave coverage was poor, so no local support. This repeater was mainly used by amateur radio operators located in an area in about 1200 mile radius around the repeater transmitter. It gave good coverage to the US east coast ( from the center of the US). The only 10 meter repeater that gave good coverage here was located in the Virgin Islands. I opereated this repeater for about 15 years ( thru multiple sun-spot cycles). Another repeater is now being just established on the vacated frequency pair in the area. Paul K0LAV White Bear Lake, MN ----- Original Message ----- From: "railtrailbiker" <railtrailbi...@yahoo.com> To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2009 10:53:36 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Any Repeaters Taken Off Air Permanently? Hi: Are there any current or former repeater owners/operators out there who have recently taken a repeater off the air on a permanent basis? If so, what were your reasons? Tony
