Hi: I too have sent emails and snail mail to the HP repeater owner with no reply. I can only assume he is no longer interested in maintaining the repeaters. Certainly doesn't appear to interested in more users. I have monitored the frequencies and have heard some traffic. So, I do believe at least a couple of the repeaters are functional. I checked his FCC information and it is the same as listed on the repeater directory. Oh well. At this point there is no GMRS repeater access for the Coachella Valley, at least, none that one can gain access to. Danny