[CAham] Remote Bases

[Dave Stephens]

you know what im  not totaly sure. i thought that if you had a fix freq, remote
base the you had to. but im not to sure and if you do i dont know how that
applies to stearable remotes.

i agree with you. i think that if you really want to talk some distance get on
HF. but it is kinda nice having a linked repeater system. and remotes can be
nice to at times. but when you got a streable remote that causes problems
because there is NO filtering then you got a problem. and plus this will give
hams a bad name when it comes to repeater site. you get some guy that ownes a
site, and some guy said hey can i put my ham repeater in your building and then
after he put it in the other agencys started getting intermod due to this ham
repeater the site owner would 86 the ham repeater and say no more hams here.
well that ruind it for everyone else that might want to go there. but the most
important part is that these remotes, up at 8000 feet (frazier) is jsut
causeing more headaches for the other hams that are also using that freq.

Neil Jessen wrote:

> I may be wrong, but I don't think that Remote Bases are required to be
> coordinated.  I think the reason is that their output frequency varies
> according to what the user selects and I don't think that they are supposed
> to be on full time.  I knew of a few people that have had remote bases and
> they were never coordinated.  And these guys had many coordinated repeater
> pairs, so it wouldn't have been a problem for them to get something
> coordinated.
>
> The mess that these simpletons and their high level remote bases have
> created, sounds like a real problem.  Unfortunately, with every hobby,
> there is going to be a few goofballs that don't really care if they go
> along with the program, especially in California.  These are the types that
> feel like they are real important big time hams because they have a linked
> system with remotes, etc.  They tout their "Super Systems" as if they are a
> status symbol.  Big Deal.  When I want to talk to someone in San Francisco
> from Orange County, I get on 40 or 80 meters.
>
> That's my two cents worth.
> 73,
> Neil - N6VHF
>
> P.S.  Hi Brent, where you been hiding?
>
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