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Date: Wed, 31 Aug 94 10:32:44 PDT
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Info-Hams Digest            Wed, 31 Aug 94       Volume 94 : Issue  981

Today's Topics:
                  Are ordinary batteris chargeable?
                        Current FTP Mod Sites?
                            FLAME the FCC
                                Help!
                   IPS Daily Report - 30 August 94
              Looking for Morse code trainer seen Dayton
                         Number of Call Signs
                      Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #172
             Ten-Ten Number - where to get one? (2 msgs)
                    TNC-2 mods for 9600 pacsat use
                        W6RO @ The Queen Mary
                        Willco Memory Problem

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Date: Wed, 31 Aug 1994 02:06:03 GMT
From: netcomsv!netcom.com![e-mail]
Subject: Are ordinary batteris chargeable?
To: [e-mail]

have always heard "no" on recharging "primary" batteries.  Like carbon-zinc
and akalines.  If you try, the battery might "explode".  Not "explode
like a hand gernade or cherry bomb, but just leak some really yucky
corrosive gunk that seems specially designed to do maximum damage to
radios and flashlights.

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Date: 30 Aug 1994 19:47:16 -0700
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!gatech!udel!news.sprintlink.net!rain.org!rain.org![e-mail]
Subject: Current FTP Mod Sites?
To: [e-mail]

Could someone please list some current FTP sites for Ham radio mods?

I understand cs.buffalo.edu has many mods, but the usual
"anonymous/e-mail adress" combination for user name & password does not
work for me.  What should I use instead?

Thanks and 73 from Leigh/KM6JE.

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Date: Tue, 30 Aug 1994 18:12:23 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!halley!integrity!malamute![e-mail]
Subject: FLAME the FCC
To: [e-mail]

RE:

>SO...if you would like to have your taxes hiked, then by all means, I'm
>sure that we can accomidate 4-5 week turnaround!

You mean all the NAL's the FCC has been issuing isn't helping their bottom
line? They are more profitable than a speed trap in Texas.  :)


Not that I don't appreciate the great job the FCC does. Understaffed
and overworked.



Barry D. Chalcroft / N5NWI                Tandem Computers ISD, Austin,TX
Work: [phone]            The Home of "UNIX with Integrity"
EMAIL:     [e-mail]
    [e-mail]

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Date: 30 Aug 1994 23:24:56 -0400
From: library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!nic-nac.CSU.net!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!yeshua.marcam.com!news.kei.com!travelers.mail.cornell.edu!newstand.syr.edu!galileo.cc.rochester.edu![e-mail]
Subject: Help!
To: [e-mail]

Hello everyone!


I'm not sure if this is the right to place this message, but I have to start
somewhere!


I'm interested in ham-radio and I would like to know what kind of equipment
would be needed to reach europe (specially Italy). Of course, I also would
like to know approximately how much I would have to spend to get such
equipment.

Any information on how to get started will be greatly appreciated.

Cesar

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Date: Tue, 30 Aug 1994 23:36:22 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!gatech!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!isclient.merit.edu!msuinfo!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!metro!ipso![e-mail]
Subject: IPS Daily Report - 30 August 94
To: [e-mail]

Flares    Max     Fadeout    Begin   End    Freq.  Sectors
 M1/SF   0833UT   probable   0824UT  0845UT   lower   Middle East/Indian
 M1/SF   1037UT   probable   1036UT  1100UT   lower   Africa/Europe

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number :  83/24

GOES satellite data for 29 Aug
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.7E+06
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.5E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 6.9E+06
       X-ray background: B1.7
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.

1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             31 Aug             01 Sep             02 Sep
Activity     Moderate           Moderate           Moderate
Fadeouts     Possible           Possible           Possible

Forecast 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 31 Aug:  86/29

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY
Geomagnetic field at Learmonth: quiet

Estimated Indices : A   K           Observed A Index 29 Aug
    Learmonth        6  2222 1222
    Fredericksburg   4                           4
    Planetary        4                           4

Observed Kp for 29 Aug: 1131 1111
2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST
DATE      Ap    CONDITIONS
31 Aug     8    Quiet
01 Sep     8    Quiet
02 Sep     8    Quiet

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
                LATITUDE BAND
DATE        LOW            MIDDLE         HIGH
30 Aug      normal         normal         normal
PCA Event : None.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
                LATITUDE BAND
DATE        LOW            MIDDLE         HIGH
31 Aug      normal         normal         normal
01 Sep      normal         normal         normal
02 Sep      normal         normal         normal

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY
       Observed
DATE   T-index  MUFs at Sydney
30 Aug    28    Near predicted monthly values with 30-50%
                enhancements 13-21 UT.

Predicted Monthly T-index for August: 20

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
DATE   T-index  MUFs
31 Aug    25    Near predicted monthly values
01 Sep    20    Near predicted monthly values
02 Sep    25    Near predicted monthly values
--
IPS Regional Warning Centre, Sydney       |IPS Radio and Space Services
RWC Duty Forecaster   tel: [phone]  |PO Box 5606
Recorded Message      tel: [phone]  |West Chatswood NSW 2057
email: [e-mail]  fax: [phone]  |AUSTRALIA

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Date: 31 Aug 1994 04:17:03 GMT
From: epicb!davidsmac.truevision.com![e-mail]
Subject: Looking for Morse code trainer seen Dayton
To: [e-mail]

At Dayton this year I saw a company that had a very small morse code
trainer.  This unit was a small box with two push button switches and an
earphone.  When you turned the unit on, pushing the buttons would change
the speed of the random code it sent.  I picked up literature, but now I
can't find it.  Does anyone remember seeing this unit?  Do you know who
was selling it?

Thanks!
-David  N9PGH

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Date: Tue, 30 Aug 1994 22:51:31 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!gatech!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!zip.eecs.umich.edu!yeshua.marcam.com!news.kei.com!world![e-mail]
Subject: Number of Call Signs
To: [e-mail]

Scott Statton ([e-mail]) wrote:

: One other fact:  There are a few hundred (thousand?) callsigns that
: LOOK just like amateur service calls, but are reserved for other
: experimental services ... I saw a call WA4X?? that was assigned to
: a project out at Stanford ... Who knows the whole story behind that?

Yup.  The Amateur and Experiemental services share the same
international callsign guidelines.  The FCC assigns all 2x3s with
suffix beginning with "X" to the Experimental service (actually, I
thought they had to start with "K", too).  The Lojack car retrieval
system available in Boston and some other places holds (or held) the
callsign KA2XGB.

-drt

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|David R. Tucker     KG2S         8P9CL            [e-mail]|
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Date: Sun, 28 Aug 1994 15:02:00 MDT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!news.mic.ucla.edu!unixg.ubc.ca!quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca!alberta!ve6mgs![e-mail]
Subject: Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #172
To: [e-mail]

SB DX @ ALLBBS $OPDX.172
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 172

The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 172
BID: $OPDX.172
August 29, 1994
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF-80 BBS Cleveland, Ohio
Online at 216-237-8208 14400/9600/2400/1200/300 8/N/1

Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX
Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, DF4RD, DL7VEE & DX NEWS
Letter, AD1C, DL3NEO, G4XTA, JA6CNL, JH3GAH, K4CEF & Southeastern Cluster
Group, V73C, KF8VW and K6OZL for the following DX information.

1A0KM STATUS (From the Huntsville, LA Hamfest). At the DXCC Forum, Bill,
NC1L (of the DXCC Desk) announced that the latest 1A0KM operation has
been approved for DXCC credit.

4U1ITU. This past week (August 22-26th) Hannes, DL3NEO, was the operator
at 4U1ITU. QSL direct to DK2ZB/Richard Roegner, Simonshofer STR 45,
D-91207 LAUF, Germany.

5A, LIBYA (SLIM OF THE WEEK? WFWL!). A station signing 5AARG was active
on 14242 kHz starting around 2240z for about an hour on August 26th. The
operator stated his name was Ali and he was operating from Tripoli. A
stateside station asked how to QSL to him and he replied he could not
at this time. Ali was not just giving out 5/9 reports but would give
an accurrate report and was asking the stations he worked what kind of
equipment they were using. Ali indicated he was using a vertical and an
ICOM radio.

7O1AA NEW QSL ROUTE AND STATUS. The INDEXA Net reported that operator
Ahmed is safe in Jeddah along with the logs for 7O1AA. They also reported
that the equipment was lost in the war. Those who had a chance to work
7O1AA back in April, here is a new QSL route: Ahmed Nasser, P.O. Box 7198,
Jeddah 21462, Saudi Arabia.

9G, GHANA. The members of the Central Arizona DX Association will be
very active in the upcoming contest season as they make plans for a
DXpedition to Ghana. Their operations begin October 26th through November
4th and they plan to be an entry in the CQ World Wide SSB Contest,
October 29-30th. Operators will be Vince/K5VT/9G5VT, Mike/AA7NO/9G5MB,
Warren/KF7AY/9G5WH, Rod/NZ7E/9G5RM, Jack/WA7LNW/9G5JR and
Millie/WY7K/9G5MT. Their contest callsign will be 9G5TL. The group will
operate from the NOVOTEL, Accra, Ghana, West Africa. This is the first
major contest operation from Ghana since 1982. Operations will be observed
by members of the Ghana Amateur Radio Society. Outside the contest the
group will have 3 stations working 160-10 meters including WARC bands.
Operation will include SSB, CW and RTTY modes. During the SSB contest the
group will operate in the multi-single category. QSL 9G5TL via KG7XC,
Jack Sheldon, Jr., PO Box 31898, Mesa, Arizona 85275-1898. QSL other
callsigns via home calls. For more information on this DXpedition contact
Rod Mack, NZ7E, at [phone] extension 34.
   A second group of members from the Central Arizona DX Association and
friends from the UK (an all FOC group) will follow the SSB operation of
9G5TL to Ghana for a multi-multi or multi single operation in the CQ WW
CW contest, between November 20th to November 30. The contest takes place
November 26-27th and their contest callsign will be 9G5NN. The following
operators will be active from the same location as the first group:
Mike/KC7V/9G5MF, Tony/N7BG/9G5TR, Jim/K7GE/9G5JR, Roger/G3SXW/9G5RW,
Rob/GM3YTS/9G5RF and Chris/G4FAM/9G5CH. Like the SSB group, they will be
active on all bands, all CW with some RTTY. QSL 9G5NN via G3SXW. For more
information on this group contact Mike Fulcher, KC7V, at [phone] or
1-800-922-7887.
   Meanwhile, John, GM0FQV, arrived recently in Ghana and will be there
working on a construction project for the next couple of years. John was
signing GM0FQV/9G1, but as of the past weekend he has received his 9G1JB
callsign. He has been heard on 15 and 20 meters SSB recently around 2300z.
QSL only to G4XTA.

HS, THAILAND. Fred, K3ZO, is again operating as HS0ZAR. This time he will
be there until October 10th. Also, he will be spending a few days in
Singapore where he will attend the IARU Region 3 Conference. Look for him
on 20 meters CW between 1130-1600z. He states that he will give 40 meters
a try (Bangkok sunset 1119z, sunrise 2307z). Fred reports that 80 meters
is still a no-no in Thailand except for special expositions, expeditions
and contests. So he does not expect to be able to operate 80 meters or
the WARC bands. QSL to K3ZO or via the bureau.

JU1HC QSL INFO CORRECTION. Japan DX News reports a correction in the QSL
information of JU1HC. QSL via JA2DDN, Hideo Kirii, 1-73-2 Amatsuka-cho
Nishi-ku, Nagoya-city, 451 Japan. This operation will go QRT on August
31st.

KH0, SAIPAN ISLAND. JA6CNL (KR4VN) will be active from here as KH0/KR4VN
from September 10-13th. Suggested frequencies are: CW - 7025, 10102,
14025, 18070, 21025, 24895 and 28025 kHz and SSB - 7080, 14195, 18150,
21295, 24950 and 28495 kHz. There may be a little activity on 80 meters.
QSL via JA6CNL, PO. Box 11, Yahata, Kitakyushu, 805 Japan or via JARL.

PY0, FERNANDO DE NORONHA. There will be activity again from PY0ZFB
between September 3-5th. QSL via JL1KSI.

SV/A, MOUNT ATHOS. Arie, 4X6UO (via N3KK), reports that a few German
operators have just recently finished setting up RTTY equipment for Monk
Apollo. SV2ASP/A was active on RTTY a few weeks ago, presumably to test
the equipment. Apollo (SV2ASP/A) will be very active on RTTY (which is
now reportedly his favorite mode) in October, or possibly sooner. The
best time to catch him is on Sundays after he has finished his work
around the monastery.

V5, NAMIBIA. In October, (during the CQ WW SSB Contest) a group will
be active from Namibia. Their callsign has not been made availble as of
yet nor has the complete list of operators. Some of the operators that
were mentioned are N0AFW, W5/AH9B and NH6UY. It was reported that Pat,
NH6UY, is taking satellite gear on this trip. Also, Peter, N0AFW, will
head-up this DXpedition and he may still have some spaces available for
operators if you're interested.

V7, MARSHALL ISLANDS. Ken, V73C, reports that he will be assisting in a
big V7X operation in the CQ WW SSB Contest (October 29 and 30th). The
other operators who will be there are KH6HH, KH6M and AH6IO.  QSL
(direct) to KH6HH.

VK9, COCOS-KEELING ISLANDS. JA3IG will be active as VK9IG from Cocos
Keeling Island from September 7-10. Operations will be on 40-10 meters
CW/SSB. QSL via JA3IG.

VK9MM CARDS (ANOTHER ROUTE). Ken, V73C, and Murray, WA4DAN, who were
operators of VK9MM DXpedition and were recently at the Huntsville Hamfest,
stated if anyone is having trouble getting a VK9MM card, send one card
and a SASE to Murray, WA4DAN.  Both Murray and Ken have copies of the
VK9MM logs.

WHERE IS ROMEO (3W3RR, 5A0RR, P5RS7, etc)? Romeo made a suprise visit
to the Huntsville, AL Hamfest. He is reportedly a guest of Verne, W8BLA,
and attended the DX dinner banquet. He offered no new information or
current details on the DXCC status of his past 5A and P5 operations.
However, at the DXCC Forum, Bill, NC1L (of the DXCC Desk) announced that
the P5RS7 documentation has been translated from Korean into English,
and is being reviewed. He also mentioned they are still waiting on
documentation for the 5A0RR operation. Several people have reported that
Romeo told them that he will be taking a couple of years off from
DXpeditioning.

YA, AFGHANISTAN. OPDX has received QSN reports from the Southern states
and East coast stations that there has been activity on 20 meters CW
from a YA/RW6AC (with a weak signal). This station has not been heard
since OPDX first reported it back in May and at that time there was an
indication this station would only be there through the first week of
June. Check around 14010 kHz between 1100 and 1230z. QSL to Box 16,
Armavir, Russia.

FAX YOUR DX INFORMATION NOW! Faxing is available Monday/Wednesday/Friday
from 0430 to 2330z only. The number is 216-237-8208 and the FAX card is
sharing the same phone line as BARF-80 BBS using a data/fax/phone switch.

Excerpts and distribution of The OPDX Bulletin are granted as long as
KB8NW/OPDX/BARF80 receive credit. To contribute DX info, call BARF-80 BBS
online at 216-237-8208 14400/9600/2400/1200/300 and leave a message with
the Sysop or send InterNet Mail to: [e-mail] or send
BitNet Mail to: aq474%cleveland.freenet@cunyvm or send PRODIGY Mail to:
DFJH48A or send a message via packet to KB8NW @ WA8BXN.OH.USA.NA

/EX

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Tedd Mirgliotta  KB8NW
InterNet: [e-mail]
Basic Amateur Radio Frequency BBS (BARF-80) +1 216/237-8208
"Totally devoted to Amateur Radio" - 24 Hrs a day 8/N/1 14.4k-300 baud

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Date: 30 Aug 1994 22:53:38 GMT
From: intac![e-mail]
Subject: Ten-Ten Number - where to get one?
To: [e-mail]

Can anyone tell me how to enroll in the Ten-Ten Club?

Tnx - 73
Thom (N2CBV)

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Date: Wed, 31 Aug 1994 01:42:11 GMT
From: psinntp!gdstech![e-mail]
Subject: Ten-Ten Number - where to get one?
To: [e-mail]

In article <340d9i$[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Thom Forbes) writes:
>Can anyone tell me how to enroll in the Ten-Ten Club?
>
>Tnx - 73
>Thom (N2CBV)

Tom, send a note to WA2SUH at his CBA for help.
-pat KE2LJ
--
*-----------------------------------------------------------*
*     Pat Masterson   D12-25  | KE2LJ@KC2FD                 *
*     Grumman Data Systems    | 516-346-6316.               *
*     Bethpage, NY 11746      | [e-mail]     *

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Date: Tue, 30 Aug 1994 22:33:37 GMT
From: amd!weitek1![e-mail]
Subject: TNC-2 mods for 9600 pacsat use
To: [e-mail]

  Some time back there was some discussion about the benefits of using
a higher clock rate on the TNC-2 when using 9600 baud on the pacsats.
Whether or not this is an advantage, I don't know, but I am kitting
up a bare TNC2 board, destined to be used with a G3RUH 9600 modem.
Can anybody tell me exactly what changes ? (the xtal obviously, but
what kind of Z80/SIO, other parts need to be changed ?

Thanks,

John Mcleod N6RCD.

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Date: Wed, 31 Aug 1994 02:18:21 GMT
From: netcomsv!netcom.com![e-mail]
Subject: W6RO @ The Queen Mary
To: [e-mail]

Greg Bullough ([e-mail]) wrote:
: If use of W6RO (as W6RO) is contingent upon being a hotel guest, could it
: be construed that W6RO is being used for commercial purposes, to promote
: the hotel?
: ...
: One would hope that all licensed amateurs would be invited to operate at
: the landmark.
: Greg

Your last comment is true.  W6RO is open for operation to all amateurs
who present a current valid amateur radio license, hotel guests and
tourists alike.  Operating privileges are determined by the highest
class operator present, as usual when visiting another station.

I was a radio operator for the Long Beach club on the Queen Mary, W6RO
until 1988 when I left the area for work commitments.  I hope to resume
my operation on board in a few months.  When I do return to the area,
I will post what information I can find regarding current W6RO operations
here in this thread.

Let me add one footnote to my first paragraph... those comments were
the Long Beach club's policy as of 1988.  I assume things have not
degraded during my 6 year hiatus to make them false.

73  Paul  N6HCS

--
                                             [e-mail]
                                             N6HCS@N0ARY.#NOCAL.CA.USA.NA

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Date: 30 Aug 1994 23:16:02 -0400
From: newstf01.cr1.aol.com!search01.news.aol.com![e-mail]
Subject: Willco Memory Problem
To: [e-mail]

If you own an IC-751 with the Willco ICM-1024 memory upgrade, you may
have problems using a computer interface.  There is a bad location in the
ROM that will render the CIV bus inoperative.  Fortunatly this will only
affects about 40 units.  There's no problem with the R71 and the IC-745
doesn't have a computer interface.

If you have this problem send E-mail.  We will make arangements to replace
your board.

Jack Albert WA9FVP


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Date: 30 Aug 1994 23:58:01 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!agate!spool.mu.edu!news.cs.indiana.edu!mozo.cc.purdue.edu!rain![e-mail]
To: [e-mail]

References <33o1t7$[e-mail]>, <33t35m$[e-mail]>, <33v5bn$[e-mail]>rdue
Subject : Re: Ragchewing conversational protocol

In article <33v5bn$[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Kevin Barnes) writes:
>I live in the Louisville, KY area.  Around here, the "seasoned" hams seem
>to have a real problem with repeaters being used by rag-chewers.  Even though
>the rag-chewers follow proper procedure and are courteous, they still don't
>like it.  They feel that using a repeater for a "round table" or an
>extended QSO defeats the original intent of having a repeater in the first
>place, which was to extend the range of HTs and mobiles.
                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

True, but extend the range to do what?  Is the repeater to be used
only by low-power equipment in emergencies?  I guess if the trustee
wants to do that, that's up to him/her.  A good discussion on the
repeater should help bring the local hams together as a group, and
it's a common meeting point where everyone can listen and join in if
they want.

>The "seasoned"
>hams want the rag-chewing to be done on simplex.  It has gotten so bad
>around here that a couple of guys just turned their repeaters off, and
>another guy shuts his down every evening.

Seems kind of odd to spend all that time and money on equipment, only
to leave the power switch in the "off" position because people use it.
If the users were considerate, and weren't doing anything to put the
trustee's license in jeopardy, turning it off for no reason other than
because people use it to ragchew seems rather spiteful.

>
>I have mixed feelings about this issue.  I understand the point that the
>repeater owners are trying to make, but I also wonder if it is practical
>to expect all hams to use a repeater just the way you want it used.  If
>no FCC rules are being broken, and everyone is being friendly and stuff,
>I don't see how much "enforcement" can be done.
>
>Kevin Barnes (N9RMG)

People doing extended ragchews with enough power to talk to each other
on simplex should do so, especially if it's a one-on-one.  If you're
having a group discussion and would like others to join in, a repeater
is ideal, since it's a common "meeting place".  I monitor the local
repeater outputs quite a bit, but I don't scan through the band all
that often - if a group met on simplex, I probably wouldn't know about
it unless I just happened to stumble on it.

Anyone carrying on an extended QSO on a repeater should check every
few minutes to see if someone wants in.  In fact, I'd invite them in
explicitly - "OK, Bob, let's let the carrier drop and see if someone
else needs to use the repeater - N9XTN".

As long as the ragchewers are considerate and give emergency traffic
the opportunity to break in, I don't see the problem.  But the trustee
owns the repeater and can set any limits they want.  Whether those
limits make good sense is another question altogether.

--
Mark D. Conner  - N9XTN                 Opinions expressed here are
Dept. of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences    not necessarily those of the
Purdue Univ., W. Lafayette IN 47907    Government, DoD, Purdue, or
[e-mail]        the author.

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