WSCU465 Posted May 18 Report Share Posted May 18 Hello Everyone, Quick question for the site moderators... I've noticed in most sections, there's a question regarding hardware, software or technical question about repeaters. Shouldn't it have its own section or category? WRQC527 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRXP381 Posted May 18 Report Share Posted May 18 ?why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRQC527 Posted May 18 Report Share Posted May 18 8 hours ago, WSCU465 said: Shouldn't it have its own section or category? Actually that's not a bad idea, and I would vote yes if it came to a vote. While some folks, for some inexplicable reason say ?why?, I say "why not?" WRXB215 and SteveShannon 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveShannon Posted May 18 Report Share Posted May 18 What exactly would be the purpose of a repeater forum? Would it be limited to people who have repeaters? Would it exist solely to answer questions about repeater configuration or would it become a catch all for every question someone has about using repeaters? Probably half of the posts in MyGMRS have something to do with repeaters. If they all end up in the one forum, I’m not sure what the effect would be. It would be different if there had been a repeater forum from the beginning but there wasn’t. Im not against it; I just don’t understand how it would work. Hoppyjr and WRQC527 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRQC527 Posted May 18 Report Share Posted May 18 1 hour ago, Sshannon said: Would it exist solely to answer questions about repeater configuration I think that would be a good idea. There are questions across all the different forums here about repeater use, configuration, coverage, access issues, etc, but I think a separate repeater section sort of devoted to folks with repeaters in service, or those wanting to set them up, might pull a lot of the technical conversations into one place. It's one thing to ask about how to configure a radio to access a repeater, but quite another to talk about the technical aspects of setting up, configuring and maintaining a repeater. That's much higher-level stuff. I've seen topics get buried in forums because maybe they're started in the wrong forum, or no one even knows to look for them. I can see a lot of positives for a repeater section, but as it's been said, this ain't my zoo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSCU465 Posted May 19 Author Report Share Posted May 19 I thought I ask because there are repeater questions everywhere, yes, in all forums, but no dedicated section to ask technical questions. gortex2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveShannon Posted May 19 Report Share Posted May 19 33 minutes ago, WSCU465 said: I thought I ask because there are repeater questions everywhere, yes, in all forums, but no dedicated section to ask technical questions. But there is a Technical Discussion forum already; it’s just not limited to repeaters. https://forums.mygmrs.com/forum/3-technical-discussion/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lougasp61 Posted May 21 Report Share Posted May 21 Way to overthink it guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gortex2 Posted May 21 Report Share Posted May 21 I agree there should be a little more organization and breaking up mobiles, portables and repeaters is a good idea, but lets face it this forum is a free for all anyway. Most threads start on one topic and quickly vear off topic or get reopened years down the road. So just enjoy whats here or go to another forum thats more technical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nokones Posted May 21 Report Share Posted May 21 On 5/18/2024 at 3:22 AM, WSCU465 said: Hello Everyone, Quick question for the site moderators... I've noticed in most sections, there's a question regarding hardware, software or technical question about repeaters. Shouldn't it have its own section or category? Maybe a "Sticky"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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