Subj : 6m
To   : DAVE OLDRIDGE
From : Roy Witt
Date : Thu Feb 01 2001 08:56 am

Hello DAVE.

29 Jan 01 14:38, you wrote to me:

 RW>  DO>>> FM repeaters are not really good DX devices and FM
 RW>  >>> simplex, while it works still eats a bit of bandwidth
 RW>  >>> and is not that good for weak signal work.

 RW>  AB>> I agree entirely.

 RW>> There are FM repeaters on 10m.  During a skip cycle, it's not
 RW>> unheard of to use them, even though they're a thousand miles from
 RW>> nowhere...

 DO> That's true, but in my experience, there are just too few frequencies
 DO> to make 10M a useful repeater band during openings.

I wasn't advocating using them for anything useful in terms of
communications that might require a schedule.  I think it's kind of neat
to find one and talk to somebody who's locally using a remote base to
connect to the repeater with; say a walkie talkie on 2m, 220 or 440...

 DO>   Locally, they're fine, though, having good coverage.

We've got a few around here; even have some on 6m.



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