-=> Kent Timm wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-   
      
    > You run into people like that everywhere. Soudns like a bully.   
    KT> Yes, kind of a throwback to 1980's CB dayz during the fall of the   
    KT> band.. I don't think he's so much a bully as he is clueless.  I've   
    KT> never met him, I think he's in his early 90s and just doesn't know how   
    KT> to operate right, he's really the only person I can think of off hand I   
    KT> would call a bad operator.   
      
   Hmm... Clueless might be more correct.   
      
    KT>  Most people around here do operate ok when they actually do get on   
    KT> the air, they just need to do it more.   
      
   LOL - yeah   
      
    KT> There's half a dozen repeaters in London, the "main" one has quiet a   
    KT> range, I think it's 600 feet up on the local TV station's tower, I have   
    KT> clear line of sight to it from where I sit right now.  I've got it to   
    KT> in from my car on an China HT and a magmount 1/4wave 30 miles out and   
    KT> can still trip it at 40 but to weak to really talk.   
      
   Very cool! Lots of traffic?   
      
    > Oh - just re-read what you said. That's not one you use NOW? Was   
    > looking for ne I could make a contact with YOU. :-)   
      
    KT> nope,  I haven't used it in ages, but now that I'm thinking about it I   
    KT> should give it a go next time I'm messing around with echolink just to   
    KT> see what happens.  I don't usualy monitor the repeaters any more,   
    KT> unless I want to cycle the battery in the HT..  If I get regualar radio   
    KT> again I'd probably keep it on, but maybe monitor 146.520 instead of the   
    KT> repeater..  or scan.   
      
   I scan. My mobile has dual channels. Sometimes I will keep one channel on   
   and scan the other, but usually I just scan as well. If I hear something   
   that's clear enough to listen to I'll stop and listen and get in on    
   conversations where I can. :-)   
      
    > What's the details on the SOUTHERNS thing you mentioned?   
      
    KT> I heard about Southcars years ago from a pod cast I use to listen to   
    KT> and tried it out, didn't go back for a long time until recently when I   
    KT> wanted more then just the local stuff, so I spurataclly check in to it   
    KT> via my tablet.  They have a weekly email they send out with the net   
    KT> times, usually the ragcrews at saturday and sunday at 7pm.   
    KT> http://voip.southcars.com/   
      
   Thanks! Just went there and sent the email for membership info.   
      
      
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