[InHam] OT: Region OP QRMing Lafayette repeater

[ka9qjg]

Hello Duane and the group from Don KA9QJG , QTH Hammond ,  I  recently got
this E-Mail  and I contacted a Friend who uses that Repeater  and Knows  the
Trustee of the Repeater in Markham Il ,

  He will check into this and try and Fig who is using the Unnecessary PL
that brings up Your Repeater.  In the Chicago area We have Hams who live in
High Rise buildings on a HT that can do better than most of us using a tower
and beams.  I don’t know how anyone can eve use a Repeater in a high RF
Environment and not use a PL . 

I have 2 on the Air Repeaters in N/W Indiana both on PL 131.8 444.750 and
224.740 everyone is always welcome 

I just do this to keep the old mind active at 63 No club ,no Dues , Modified
Motorola all that is needed is a Valid Lic and a little Common sense 

73 De Don KA9QJG 


http://www.w9ypc.com/activities.htm

Not sure if their Nets are on the same Time as You 


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Down here in Lafayette, we have a repeater
> (our main local 2-meter machine) on 147.135 output, 147.735
> input PL 88.5hz.  

There is apparently a similarly
> paired machine up in "the region" and it has ONE
> ham who for some reason seems to like transmitting an 88.5hz
> PL tone to that machine when I am told that it isn't
> needed.  

I have yet to get a callsign on the guy (and I
> realize that it would help a LOT).  

On nearly any even
> slight band opening on 2 meters, he'll be on in the
> evenings bringing up our machine but seemingly not able to
> hear it (well........) or with no intention of *working*
> it.
>  
> I personally do NOT recall hearing other stations from
> his area bringing up OUR machine, opening or not, which
> tends to add some credence to the claim that the other
> machine either is an open machine or uses a different PL
> tone (which you would *think* would cause him to be
> transmitting whatever THAT tone is, and NOT 88.5).
>  
> I am Assistant Net Manager for the Thursday evening
> net held here as well as one of the Net Control stations,
> and yep - he has interfered with our net on occasion. 

> It is S.O.P. for us to drop the PL during our thursday net
> so that anyone who still is using a rig without PL
> capability can participate.......in cases where we get
> either this guy specifically or other interference of some
> sort we may opt to turn it back on to try and keep such
> stuff out.
>  
> What you could do is either spread the word or if you
> are already aware of a similar situation (meaning it could
> be the same guy with a bad habit) get me in touch with him
> via email or with the trustee of that repeater.  

We *think* it is Chicago area, which makes the most likely
> possibility the W9NXP machine in Markham (PL listed as
> 107.2) [south side of Chicago, just north of where 80 and
> 294 split] and the ARRL repeater directory that I have
> lists the sponsor as "AREA".  Illinois has
> some other machines on the same frequency and so these
> cannot be totally ruled out:
>  
> Savanna N9FID listed sponsor P.A.R.C.
> Mt. Vernon KB9KDE listed sponsor ARCOM
> Quincy WB9OTW listed sponsor WB9OTW
>  
> Any help you can give would be appreciated.  
My goal isn't to stomp on anybody, but just to try to
> locate the Amateur in question and "suggest" that
> he may be "accidentally or inadvertently" causing
> interference under certain circumstances, and possibly
> without being aware of it (I hope).
>  
> TNX and 73
> Duane
> WB9OMC