Can you tell if you are hitting a repeater ???

[Glider]

Is there a way to confirm that your signal is reaching a repeater without someone replying to you ?  Not sure I have everything programed and set correctly but also not sure this repeater is even still active.

[marcspaz]

Almost all repeaters have a tail delay, meaning that after you stop transmitting, the repeater transmits for a second or so after you un-key.

 

So, say something like "This is WQYV590, testing."  When you un-key, listen for the transmit tail.

[Glider]

Thank you for the help.

[WRAK968]

another way to check is to use a scanner, or another radio (Even a bubble pack radio could work) and listen on the RX side to see if your voice is re-transmitted.

[Glider]

Thanks for all the info. Thinking maybe this repeater is no longer in service

[Ian]

Thanks for all the info. Thinking maybe this repeater is no longer in service

It's not super-uncommon, unfortunately.

 

There's one that I'd love to use adjacent to the local university, but the owner's not logged in here in five years, and his license has lapsed.  D:

 

It's still listed in the database here, though, but the comments make it abundantly clear that it's an ex-repeater.