[ScanIndiana] Re:GMRS Question

[Duane Mantick]

Most any ham will tell you that when someone wants to interfere
with a repeater, it doesn't matter if the joker has the split,
the PL or anything other than the output frequency (or the input
frequency).

"Repeater trashers" can transmit on your input and trash your
machine.......they can transmit on your output and trash your
machine.  They don't care whether they have the split or not -
although most of them get off knowing that they are trashing a
machine.  There is nothing to stop them from transmitting on
your input with ONE radio and listening to the output on a
different radio.

You are probably right that the average handheld geek cannot
do split but that doesn't stop him from picking input or output;
and usually it will be output, since that is where he will hear
some activity.

Duane
WB9OMC


> -----Original Message-----
> From: scanindiana-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:scanindiana-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of GaryErrol
> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 10:21 PM
> To: Indiana Scanning
> Subject: RE: [ScanIndiana] Re:GMRS Question
>
>
>
> >One thing I didn't mention before, just plain forgot, is
> >that more than likely the FCC will hold YOU responsible for
> >all communications through the repeater.  Because of the
> >absurdly large number of unlicensed GMRS users who aren't
> >too choosy about their language and how they use the radio,
> >you may have to restrict access just to cover your own butt.
>
> Sure the FCC will hold the repeater owner responsible, but don't
> they hold
> owners of ham repeaters responsible as well? The majority of unlicensed
> GMRS users have cheap radios that are not capable of repeater
> access. These
> cheap radios don't have the repeater offsets in them.
>
> The repeater Tim is talking about may be the same one I found
> when I first
> got into GMRS. I used it a few times when I couldn't raise anyone who
> claimed to own it until one day some guy came on line, said it
> was private
> and used as part of the National Weather Service. I don't know if that is
> true as I never checked further.
>
> Gary Smith
> GMRS WPQS324
>
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