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>To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Off Topic, trying not to re-invent the
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>
>Ron Wright wrote:
>> Nate,
>>
>> Wish it were that easy. In about all my rigs to set the freq is easy, turn
&
Ron Wright wrote:
> Nate,
>
> Wish it were that easy. In about all my rigs to set the freq is easy, turn
> the tuning knob. Most have standard offset and hope the repeater you are
> going to does also. As for CTCSS most all my rigs require multiple setting
> and menus. One to set the freq,
Nate,
Wish it were that easy. In about all my rigs to set the freq is easy, turn the
tuning knob. Most have standard offset and hope the repeater you are going to
does also. As for CTCSS most all my rigs require multiple setting and menus.
One to set the freq, one to set rx or tx, etc.
The
om: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:no6b%40no6b.com> wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> OK, that will work. Then again, many amateur transceivers have a
> "simpleton mode" that only allows volume, squelch & memory channel
> adjustment. Might be a cheaper & more flexible solution since the radio
> can still be easily reprogrammed by anyone who does know
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>Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Off Topic, trying not to re-invent
>the wheel...
>
>
>At 3/26/2008 08:14, you wrote:
>
> >Maybe you haven't been to a test session lately. Since
> >the FCC et al lowered the standards and did away with
> >Morse
At 3/26/2008 16:54, you wrote:
>Pardon me if this is blunt, but are these meetings really efficient for
>training? Or, have they developed a reputation as a monthly "nerds night
>out" for guys who like wearing pocketed orange vests in public, and a
>waste of time for everyone else?
>
>If people
At 3/26/2008 16:03, you wrote:
>Kris,
>
>Sure ban them. You got hundreds of trees and telephone poles down, routes
>blocked for emergency vehicles, no power or water and you need comm to
>coordinate things and one is going to say have you attended a class??? I
>don't think so.
Maybe EmComm is
Ya, you CAN program 100 or more repeaters into most current commercial rigs,
and alpha tag them as well.
Michael
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Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:34:57
To:Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Off Topic, trying not to re
At 3/26/2008 08:14, you wrote:
>Maybe you haven't been to a test session lately. Since
>the FCC et al lowered the standards and did away with
>Morse Code entirely, the quality of the new operators
>is a lot lower than you might want to acknowledge.
>Sure, the guys who have been hams since the 1970
I agree with Tom.
Having a radio(s) that have the latest features/functions and menus is great
for a leisure activity but during an emergency they become a hindrance
rather than a help. The "KISS" principal should be the number 1 goal for
equippin
g EOC's, command vehicles, or emergency
mailto:kris%40catonic.us> us>
>Date: 2008/03/26 Wed PM 03:50:47 CDT
>To: Repeater-Builder@ <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com>
yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Off Topic, trying not to re-invent the
wheel...
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>On Wed, 26 Mar 2008, Ron Wright
r@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Off Topic, trying not to re-invent the
>wheel...
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>On Wed, 26 Mar 2008, Ron Wright wrote:
>> >From my 15+ years experience with emergency comm here 90% of those
>> >who show up to help NEVER com
On Wed, 26 Mar 2008, Ron Wright wrote:
> >From my 15+ years experience with emergency comm here 90% of those
> >who show up to help NEVER come to meetings. How you going to put
> >them in a training class? You are not.
Simple: Ban them from participating in any events unless they are
willing
Chuck Kelsey wrote:
> I agree with Ron. You'll never get them trained.
Sounds like underwater basket-weaving would be more productive.
Nate WY0X
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From: "Ron Wright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 11:51 AM
Subject: Re: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Off Topic, trying not to re-invent the
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> Having the same rig for all would be nice. In an EOC this is possible.
>
> However, the value o
their own.
73, ron, n9ee/r
>From: Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: 2008/03/26 Wed PM 12:19:37 CDT
>To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Off Topic, trying not to re-invent the
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>Sorry to add my 3 cents wort
uck
WB2EDV
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From: "Ron Wright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 7:11 AM
Subject: Re: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Off Topic, trying not to re-invent the
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> From my 15+ years experience with emergency comm here 90% of those
Topic, trying not to re-invent the
wheel...
At 3/26/2008 06:29, you wrote:
>Radios at emergency opperating positions that will be used by Ham people in
>an emergency need to be commercial radios that are idiot proof.
Sounds like a good idea on the surface, but the lack of VFO mode IMO
Maybe you haven't been to a test session lately. Since
the FCC et al lowered the standards and did away with
Morse Code entirely, the quality of the new operators
is a lot lower than you might want to acknowledge.
Sure, the guys who have been hams since the 1970s
probably know which end of a tube t
At 3/26/2008 06:29, you wrote:
>Radios at emergency opperating positions that will be used by Ham people in
>an emergency need to be commercial radios that are idiot proof.
Sounds like a good idea on the surface, but the lack of VFO mode IMO
severely limits its usefulness in an emergency. What
ional while doing their
emergency communicating.
tom
> [Original Message]
> From: Mike Morris WA6ILQ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To:
> Date: 3/25/2008 6:28:57 PM
> Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Off Topic, trying not to re-invent the
wheel...
>
> Yes, this is off topic, bu
s simplicity in Ham emergency commo.
73, ron, n9ee/r
>From: Nate Duehr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: 2008/03/26 Wed AM 04:36:47 CDT
>To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Off Topic, trying not to re-invent the wheel...
>
>
>On Mar
On Mar 25, 2008, at 4:28 PM, Mike Morris WA6ILQ wrote:
> (card 1 face)
> Operating Instructions using preprogrammed memory channels:
>
> 1. Turn on radio, adjust volume and squelch
Step 1...
Turn off odd-ball rig you've never seen before, and pull the one
you're used to using out of your go k
g in the shack.
>From: Mike Morris WA6ILQ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: 2008/03/25 Tue PM 05:28:50 CDT
>To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Off Topic, trying not to re-invent the wheel...
>
>Yes, this is off topic, but I thought I
Yes, this is off topic, but I thought I'd tap the combined
experience of the 3000 plus group members...
Over and above helping set up a couple of repeaters, I've
been asked to help out a local Red Cross chapter in
their Emergency Comm Center.
The situation is that they have a number of operators
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